Authorities

• 19 December, 09:00 Yury Koptelov: ‘The CB’s key rate is nothing but a ‘beautiful number’ in reports’ Entrepreneurs don’t borrow money from banks because they don’t understand where and why to invest and how to pay it back
• 17 December, 09:00 Putin at KAMAZ: ‘People from all over the USSR arrived here, a unique staff was created” A solemn meeting dedicated to KAMAZ’s 50th anniversary with the president of the country in Naberezhnye Chelny
• 16 December, 09:00 Deputies against, businessmen — for: whether it is necessary to do on a day off in Tatarstans on December 31? Despite the president's promise to consider it, not everyone believes that Russians need another day of rest on New Year's eve

• 19 December, 09:00 Why Tatarstan no longer leader in business competitiveness The Republic of Tatarstan has fallen from the 1st place to the 11th (or 6th), being inferior to Udmurtia and Mordovia in the federal ranking. The first — depressive Omsk
• 17 December, 09:00 Dmitry Oreshkin: “Luzhkov thought he could consolidate the interests of governors” Election results depended on governors in the ‘90s in Russia, so the Kremlin had to negotiate with regional chiefs
• 16 December, 09:00 ‘Nobody has called me, nobody has cancelled anything.’ Will Kazan keep big sports competitions during WADA’s ban? Kazan Kremlin, Ministry of Sport of Tatarstan and State Duma believe that scheduled competitions in the city will take place

• 13 December, 09:00 Ayrat Farrakhov on Investment Code project: “Claims in the first reading are constructive criticism” Five questions of the deputy to the State Duma’s draft bill on investment protection
• 12 December, 09:00 ‘A punishment cannot be collective’ Russia may appeal WADA’s decision to ban the country from future Olympics
• 11 December, 09:00 World’s top oil producers to deepen output cuts until March However, Russia’s baseline will decline due to the exclusion of oil condensate

• 13 December, 09:00 Kazan mayor: ‘We don’t have that much land to spawn these landfills’ The citizens are urged to sort waste, while reverse vending machines will help with it — they will offer citizens of Kazan discounts on utility bills or transport
• 12 December, 09:00 Mintimer Shaimiev about Yury Luzhkov: “He was a patriot, faithful son of Russia and hard worker”
• 11 December, 09:00 Mintimer Shaimiev: “Reaching harmony among different ethnicities is a normal way of life for us” More than half of young Tatarstan citizens value affiliation to their native people