The 9th International Economic Summit “Russia – the Islamic World: KazanSummit 2017” is held in Kazan

The 9th International Economic Summit “Russia – the Islamic World: KazanSummit 2017” is held in Kazan

The event was attended by R.Minnikhanov, A.Pesoshin, I.Metshin.

(KZN.RU, May 19). Kazan hosts the 9th International Economic Summit “Russia – the Islamic World: KazanSummit 2017”. The event was attended by the President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan Alexey Pesoshin, the Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin and other officials.

“By the example of the Republic of Tatarstan we aim to establish practical mechanisms of interaction with Islamic business. An important role in this process is played by KazanSummit,” - R.Minnikhanov said at the plenary session of the summit. Before the session the President of the Republic of Tatarstan and other honorable guests of the event visited the exhibition organized in the Korston hall. The representatives of the republican enterprises exhibited their experience of cooperation with the OIC countries, the project of the Bulgarian Islamic Academy was presented, and Ilshat Gafurov, the rector of Kazan Federal University, presented the International Coordination Center “Islamica” to foreign delegates.

In a welcoming speech R. Minnikhanov mentioned that “KazanSummit” is held for the 9th time. It always gathers at one site politicians and businessmen, public and religious figures, scientists and young people from different countries, who are all interested in expanding economic cooperation between Russian Federation and its regions and Muslim states.

The President of Tatarstan expressed deep gratitude to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, and the State Duma of the Russian Federation for their assistance in organizing the forum.

“The traditional main topic of the summit is Islamic investment and partnership finance. Other directions of work of current interest are social entrepreneurship, ecology, charity, tourism, Islamic education and other issues,” - the President of Tatarstan said.

“Today, cooperation of countries and regions in the sphere of partnership finance is of special significance,” - the President of the Republic of Tatarstan emphasized. Thus, according to international think tanks, in the coming decades the Muslim population in the world will grow at a faster rate. This will contribute to the expansion of the halal sectors of the economy: Islamic finance, halal food, health care, fashion, cosmetics, tourism, etc. Rustam Minnikhanov noted that the world's leading companies see new opportunities for business development on Muslim markets.