Minsk region plans to attract to the economy of not less than $ 195 million of foreign direct investment on a net basis in 2017, exceeding last year's figure by more than $ 4 million, BelTA learned from the Committee of the Minsk Oblast Executive Committee of the economy.

"in order to attract the required foreign direct investment volume on a net basis in the current year, a list of projects, which are planned investment from abroad A number of such projects is concentrated in the Chinese-Belarusian industrial park." Great stone ", with the largest of them - . creation of a logistics center of China Merchants Group FDI is also expected to attract in the construction of a plant to produce passenger cars CJSC "BelDzhi" and other projects in the plans of CJSC "company for the development of the industrial park" to continue to attract investment in the form of loans for infrastructure development of the park ". - told the committee the economy.

According to experts, a number of existing regional enterprises with foreign investment involves direct profit to the development of production.

At the end of 2016, Minsk region exceeded the task to attract to the economy of foreign direct investment on a net basis. When established figure of $ 180 million (excluding debt direct investor for goods, works, services) actually it attracted $ 190.8 million (105.9% of the annual target). The largest volume of FDI on a net basis enterprises of Minsk region last year brought from Russia (21% of the total), China (18.3%), Cyprus (12%), Lithuania (11.6%). The top three areas in which the invested foreign investors entered the industry, trade and transport.

As previously reported for 2016 in the Minsk region in the real economy (except banks ), foreign investors have invested $ 814.4 million. Direct investments made 66.1% of the total volume.