In the first half of the year, free economic zones attracted 19% of the total volume of foreign direct investment on a net basis, provided 21% of exports of goods and 18% of industrial production, BelTA learned from the press service of the Ministry of Economy.
The average monthly salary of employees of these enterprises increased by almost 20%, coming close to the mark of Br1900. Revenue also increased by 10.2% and the volume of industrial production by 5.4%. All FEZs worked with a profit, the total volume of which amounted to Br1.1 billion.
The export of residents’ goods reached $4 billion, which provided a positive balance of foreign trade in goods ($1.7 billion).
In January-July, 18 new residents were registered with projects in logistics, food industry, furniture manufacturing, metalworking. The total volume of investments exceeded $132 million, and the implementation of these initiatives will contribute to the creation of more than 1070 new jobs.
A source: https://e-cis.info/news/567/111385/
