Great Stone Industrial Park attracts $650 million in investments since foundation - chief administrator

<p> MINSK, Feb 12 - PrimePress. The China-Belarus Industrial Park Great Stone (Minsk Oblast) has attracted $650 million in investments over the entire period of its operation. Head of the Great Stone Park administration Alexander Yaroshenko released this figure in his address to the VI All-Belarusian People's Congress on February 12. </p> <p>   </p> <p> Yaroshenko said that about half of the enterprises of the Great Stone Park are already operating. They employ about 1,000 persons and the average salary is Br2,500 ($971 at the exchange rate of the National Bank of Belarus). </p> <p>   </p> <p> “The Great Stone Park is not just a free economic zone or a logistics terminal. It is first and foremost one of the key platforms of the New Silk Road. It is an element of Belarus’ global positioning and a fulcrum for China as a territory of accelerated economic growth and technological development. It is an international smart eco-city of the future for 10 thousand people with the most advanced production facilities of tomorrow,” said Yaroshenko. </p> <p>   </p> <p> The Great Stone Park is located in the area of ​​the Minsk National International Airport in the area of ​​112.5 sq. km. The special preferential legal regime is granted to the Park until 2062. Its residents mainly focus on electronics, biomedicine, fine chemistry and mechanical engineering. The declared investment for residents is $5 million (at least $500,000 for a research project). The land in the Park can be privatized. Sixty-seven companies from 15 countries are registered as residents of the park, with total declared investments of over $1.2 billion. End </p>

2021-02-13

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