Kazakh businessmen showed great interest in the Vitebsk investment forum

February 24, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. Businessmen from Kazakhstan have shown great interest in the investment forum, which will be held on February 25-26 in Vitebsk, the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee's Economy Committee told a BELTA correspondent. The delegation from the Aktobe region of the Republic of Kazakhstan includes heads of joint-stock companies "Aktubrentgen", "Aktubinsnab", "Aktobe Oil Equipment Plant", and trading companies. A meeting between the Chairman of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee, Alexander Kosinets, and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Belarus, Anatoly Smirnov, is also planned. Polish, Russian, and Latvian business circles have also shown considerable interest in the business forum. The embassies of Poland, Bulgaria, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the Slovak Republic, Germany, and Latvia have also expressed their desire to participate and learn about the region's investment potential. All districts and enterprises of the region have been invited to participate in the forum. 150 projects with a total investment volume of over $650 million will be presented at the forum. Priority for the regions is given to the development of transport and logistics systems, roadside and hotel services, and the development of tourism infrastructure. In the production sector, the focus is on the implementation of innovative technologies. Several such projects will be presented by meat and dairy processing enterprises. In addition to the exhibition and presentation of investment projects, businessmen will be able to get acquainted with the region's enterprises and see the sites intended for project implementation. -0-