MINSK, 28 August (BelTA) – Around 90 projects will be presented at the Minsk Oblast Investment Forum which will be held in Dzerzhinsk on 17 September, Zhanna Birich, head of the economy department of the Minsk Oblast Executive Committee, told a press conference on 28 August. Some 33 projects of them deal with industry, 8 projects deal with agriculture, 3 – transport, 8 – construction. The Minsk oblast is in need of production facilities which will produce construction materials. So, the region will offer sites to construct such facilities to potential investors. The Minsk oblast has a big tourist potential. Some 29 projects deal with the construction of sport and tourist centres, hotels and cafes. The Minsk oblast would like to attract investments to construct 14 logistics centres. According to Zhanna Birich, the Minsk oblast is one of the leading regions of the country. Weekly, the Minsk Oblast Executive Committee holds meetings with the businessmen who are interested in purchasing vacant construction sites and real estate. “We hope that the forum will give a powerful impetus to the innovation development of the region,” Zhanna Birich added. Taking part in the forum will be officials of the Economy Ministry, the Belarus State Property Committee, Belarusian banks and research institutes. Delegations from Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Iran, Germany and other countries are expected to attend the forum as well. The forum will include various exhibitions, presentations, seminars and roundtables. A number of agreements are supposed to be signed within the framework of the Minsk Oblast Investment Forum. For instance, one of the Russian companies intends to buy the Uzda Clothes Factory. Some Polish investors show their interest in purchasing land plots in the region. According to specialists, the website of the Minsk Oblast Executive Committee provides information about investment projects, real estates for rent and sale. These projects include the technological re-equipment of the Slutsk Flax-Processing Plant, the production of turbine-driven compressors and pneumatic compressors at the Borisov Aggregate Plant, the production of solid dosage forms at the Borisov Pharmaceutical Plant, the construction of a biogas plant at the Molodechno Dairy, the creation of joint companies in the field of wood-working, agriculture and food industry. A number of investment projects are expected to be implemented at canning factories of the Minsk oblast.

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