OREANDA-NEWS. On 31 July 2008 was announced, that free economic zone Gomel-Raton celebrated its 10-year anniversary. The results of FEZ enterprises-residents economic activity reflect positive dynamics in development for the past 10 years.

Thus, fixed assets investment rate for the own and attracted capitals reached 135% in 2007 as compared to 2006. Production volume rate of FEZ enterprises came up to 144,4% or 128,3% in comparable prices. Foreign trade turnover grew by 1,5 points. Export rate totals to 155,3% as compared to the last year’s, export rate with Russia increased to 168,5%. Starting from 1998 FEZ enterprises-residents manufactured products (works, services) for the sum of BLR 1 trillion 535 billions. For the past 10 years export made USD 520 millions, including USD 387 millions to Russia. In 2007 foreign trade turnover balance formed positive by 6,2 surplus percentage points.

As on 01.07.2008 34 enterprises were registered as FEZ Gomel-Raton residents, including 21 commercial organizations with foreign investments (12 joint ventures, 9 foreign companies). FEZ residents are Gomel active investors. For the past 10 years they have actually invested into the Gomel region economy USD 156,5 millions, including USD 71,9 millions of foreign investments. The profit earned in FEZ was mostly reinvested for production expansion and development of new technologies.

3 893 new working places were created, and today 8 457 employees are working on FEZ Gomel-Raton enterprises-residents.