Investment policy.

After the Parliament of the Republic of Belarus had adopted the legislative acts which regulated the rights and responsibilities of foreign investors, providing unimpeded transference of their funds in foreign currency abroad, the number of joint and foreign ventures has greatly increased. Thus, by the 1^st of August 2006 2228 commercial ventures with foreign funds were registered in Minsk which form 60% of the whole amount of such organizations, registered on the territory of Belarus. Nowadays, among the countries whic set up commercial organizations in Minsk the leaders are the USA (362), Germany (272), Russia (263) and Poland (178).

At present, the approximate annual amount of investments to the basic capital of Minsk is 900 mln US dollars.

Among the most attractive points for foreign investments into the economy of Minsk foreign investors consider the following:

– relative political stability;

– industrial potential and the presence of highly qualified scientific and productive personnel;

– favorable geographical position of the republic, the proximity of European market;

– readiness of Belarussian enterprises to organize the production of competitive goods and the possibility of quick access to the markets of adjoining countries.

In Minsk there is a Free Economic Zone (FEZ) “Minsk” with the area of 3459,4 acres with the special preferential tax regime of activity when the bulk of tax payments is greatly reduced. In also has a special customs regime when customs-duties aren’t levied and the measures of economic policy are not applied to imported goods on the territory of the FTZ and exported Belarussian products out of the FEZ.

HPO Integral

Highly technological production

Perspective

Shabany

Modern building materials and technologies

The 11^th km

Food industry. Packaging. Mechanical engineering.

Yelnitsa.

Perspective.

Prilesie.

Transport service complex.

Perspective.

Radian.

Food industry. Energy-saving printing industry.

Obchak.

Mechanical engineering.

Airport Minsk-2

Logistics. Wholesale business. Production and packing of on-board food.

Date: 2015-01-02; view: 1021