The contracted amount of investments of the companies in the Chinese-Belarusian Industrial Park  Great Stone reached $ 1 billion, said Chief Executive Officer of JSC Company for the Development of the Industrial Park Hu Zheng.

According to him, attracting investments is a key issue in the development of the Industrial Park. "Since early 2017, the Industrial Park has attracted 17 new companies, the number of residents has increased to 25. We can say that the Park has made a breakthrough in attracting investments, having achieved its first successes and laying a solid foundation for long-term development," Hu Zheng said.

"In 2018, on the territory of the first stage of the Park development with an area of ​​8.5 sq. km, infrastructure construction will be completed and a land plot of 5.64 sq. km will be prepared for sale or lease to residents of the Park, including an industrial plot with an area of ​​5.04 sq. km. In addition, JSC Company for the Development of the Industrial Park intends to increase the scale and intensity of construction of typical buildings to meet the demand of investors, build a public bonded industrial zone and bonded logistics a zone for servicing the export-oriented economy of Belarus. The company will also use the funds of technical and economic assistance of China for the construction of a training center and public facilities such as a research center and residential buildings for the Park's employees, improve the quality of public transport in the Park by purchasing cars on new energy sources and unmanned buses, " said Hu Zheng. 

In 2018 it is planned to increase the number of residents of the park to at least 35 companies, and by 2020 - to 60-70 companies.

Source: BelTA