Tatarstan doubled the share of non-primary exports

The share of non-primary exports from Tatarstan has almost doubled over the year, and the gross regional product has almost tripled. Vladimir Putin stated this on March 3 at a meeting with the head of the republic, Rustam Minnikhanov. Tatarstan's share in Russia's total GDP is 3%, in particular, 24% of polyethylene, 61% of truck tires, and 30% of trucks are produced in the republic, the head of the region noted.

What was discussed at the meeting

Since the beginning of the special operation, the number of contract soldiers and those mobilized from Tatarstan, according to estimates by the head of the republic, has exceeded 38 thousand. The residents of the region are bravely fighting in their own zone, Vladimir Putin said. There are 15 Heroes of Russia in the republic, seven of whom were awarded posthumously, and more than 1.8 thousand military personnel have Orders of Courage. Tatarstan is also engaged in the restoration of Lisichansk and Rubezhnoye in the LPR and has already allocated more than 2.6 billion rubles for this. In 2025, it is planned to restore three more objects for 423 million

Tatarstan almost doubled the share of non-primary exports in its total volume in 2024. According to the president, this is a very good indicator. The republic's economy is developing not only at the expense of the defense industry, the head of the Russian Federation specified. Rustam Minnikhanov added that since 2010, the manufacturing industry in the region has grown by 10%. "Your GRP has almost tripled in previous years. "... Tatarstan is an industrially developed region of the country, it is developing rapidly," said Vladimir Putin.

The republic accounts for 3% of Russia's GDP: the region produces 24% of polyethylene, 41% of rubbers, 61% of truck tires, and 30% of trucks. Another 7% is oil production, said Rustam Minnikhanov. Tatarstan's refineries processed 24.3 million tons of oil last year, the depth exceeded 99%, the head of the republic said. Vladimir Putin drew the attention of Rustam Minnikhanov to the need to monitor the load on the ecosystem.

3.45 million square meters are being commissioned in Tatarstan. housing per year, while in Soviet times in the region this figure reached 1.8 million square meters, said the head of the republic. However, "interest and mortgage issues" are becoming acute today, Minnikhanov noted. Putin also believes that the housing market is in for a "slight squeeze" due to high mortgage rates. "It is necessary that it simply does not fall below the lowest limit, so as not to pull out [the industry] later," the president said.

Tatarstan ranks first in terms of the number of religious organizations, and all faiths are treated favorably in the republic, Vladimir Putin noted. There are no interethnic and religious conflicts in the republic, and the authorities in Tatarstan support all religions, the head of the region specified. "On your instructions, we are working with the Islamic world and Russian Islamic organizations. There is full support everywhere, no matter who it is: Orthodox, Old Believer, Jew," summed up Minnikhanov.