The basic directions of FEZ “Minsk” activity are:

·        Further registration of production enterprises in FEZ;

·        Development of service industries including transport and logistic services and sports, cultural, entertainment, financial and information services.

·        Activity on enhancement of FEZ “Minsk” territory effectiveness: by development of the present territory, by expanding the territory of FEZ “Minsk” in order to get new resources and possibilities for location of new productions.

At present more than 30 FEZ “Minsk” residents plan to modernize their productions and build new factories for implementation of perspective projects with considerable volume of investments.

Implementation of these projects will contribute to further formation of industrial park in Shabany area, creation of modern transport, engineering and industrial infrastructure.

New production enterprises will be registered in such fields as:

• Mechanical engineering;
• Electronics and telecommunication;
• Energy and resource saving;
• Manufacture of new building materials and constructions;
• Production of medical tools and equipment;
• Development of service industries.

Development of Service Industries.

Logistics. Republic of Belarus being situated between the European Union and Russian Federation, having high motor and railroad traffic capacity, has all preconditions for raising of transit traffic by surface modes of transport and is objectively called to play the role of the transport bridge between West and East.

Necessity to optimize the cargo delivery by transportation facilities and reduce expenses on cargo operations means the formation of the transport and logistic system in the republic.

Transport and logistic centers will be created on the basis of existing terminals and due to construction of new modern logistic complexes.

According to the Program of development of logistic system of the Republic of Belarus till 2015 it is planned to build 3 logistic centers in the territory of free economic zone “Minsk”.

One of them is the logistic center “Prilesie” which will be created at the crossing of E30 (Berlin-Moscow/M1) and E271 (Minsk-Mogilev) highways.

The complex will include storage area, intermodal terminals, administration area, roadside service area, utility area, exhibition and sale area, etc., that is everything which is necessary to organize the full complex of transport services, automate the process of cargo flows control and arrange other services associated with cargo transportation.

In Obchak area the investment project of FE “BLT-Logistic” “Creation of the outsourcing center in FEZ “Minsk” is being implemented. The center will render the full range of logistic services.

In the territory of the National airport “Minsk” it is planned to build international, multimodal transport and logistic center which will include customs and terminal complex, information and logistic center, business-center, etc. Creation of the center will encourage economic development and increase of the airport traffic, make it one the largest aircraft centers in the international transport logistic network of Europe, coordinate work of different modes of transport, focus international air, motor and railroad flows through Belarus. This project will be implemented by the Belgium company which has established its branch company in FEZ "Minsk" called "AOI Logistic Park".