Why invest in Belarus

Belarus is a promising investment platform for business allocation today because:

1. Belarus has an advantageous economic and geographic location – disposition at  the crossroads of two main European motorways, bordering with Russia – one of the largest product markets – with whom Belarus has a  common customs area and free trade zone, along with Ukraine and 3 EU countries.

2. Belarus has a stable economy and favorable investment climate:

• Only one control power in the country (government)
• Possibility to obey the clear rules of the game (supremacy of law)
• Well-developed transport infrastructure
• New progressive legislation, facilitating the activity of foreign investors
• Low level of competition in most innovative and high-tech sectors
• Opportunity to pioneer in the largest markets of the CIS
• Large quantity of attractive property for privatization, acquisition and investment.

3. All the necessary resources for work organization can be found in Belarus:

• Natural resources and minerals, taking into consideration the border with Russia – the owner of the richest reserves of raw materials and energy resources, together with developed transport infrastructure for their delivery.
• One of the highest literacy rates in the world  (99,6%), high qualification of workers (Belarus is the former assembly plant of the whole USSR), low-cost workforce.

4. Active government policy toward attracting foreign direct investments, as evidenced by the rapid advancement of Belarus in “Doing Business” rating: in 2009 Belarus rose from 82nd to 58th place (for comparison: Russia – 120th place, Ukraine – 142nd place) and entered the list of the most active reformers of entrepreneurship activity control.