Investors from Russia and Syria intend to build business centers in Vitebsk

July 15, Vitebsk / Sergey Kochetov - BELTA /. Russian and Syrian businessmen intend to implement projects for the construction of business centers in Vitebsk. This was announced to a BELTA correspondent by the chairman of the city executive committee, Viktor Nikolaikin, after the signing ceremony of letters of intent with investors, which took place today as part of the international investment forum in the regional center. The Russian company "Megakhimbyst" plans to build a cultural and business center in the central part of the city in the area of Lenin Street. The volume of investments in the project implementation is estimated at $9.5 million, and the investors plan to start work already this year, Viktor Nikolaikin noted. Another project provides for the reconstruction of the former Palace of Culture building into a business center, as well as the construction of a multi-story residential building in complex with it. The investor is IOOO "Kravira", whose founders are Syrian businessmen. The total cost of the project is about Br17 billion, of which $2.5 million are foreign investments. According to preliminary information, a total of about ten cooperation agreements between the regions of the province and partners from Latvia and Germany, as well as letters of intent for the implementation of projects in the field of agricultural machinery, construction and light industry, were signed within the framework of the Vitebsk international investment forum. -0-