PRESS RELEASE: Luhansk International Investment Forum will be held on 18-19 of November

Luhansk International Investment Forum (LIIF) is to be held for the presentation of investment potential of the Luhansk region, one of the most advanced industrial regions of Ukraine. During forum major investment projects will be presented, conditions and prospects for investors will be discussed.

Luhansk regional authorities created unprecedented conditions for the arrival of investors:

- rental deposits for 50 years;

- infrastructure for new businesses;

- exemption from fees for permits and licenses;

- investments from the budget to 20% of project cost;

- tax benefits;

- prospect of establishing a free economic zone

To participate in the First Luhansk International Investment Forum are invited: major foreign and Ukrainian industrial enterprises, investment and venture funds, foreign and Ukrainian banks, central and local governments, embassies, international trade and economic missions.

Rich and convenient format of the forum includes: plenary sessions, reports, round tables, a zone of exposure of investment opportunities presented by companies, the possibility of holding talks, informal chatting during breaks. All these will allow you to receive full information about the prospects of development in the region.

Roundtables will focus on the features of work in the Luhansk region in five key areas:

- extraction and processing of minerals;

- engineering, chemical and light industry;

- public utilities: water supply, power system, energy saving;

- agriculture;

- logistics.

The event starts on Nov. 18, 2010 in 13 hours.

Detailed information on the website of the event http://www.invest-in-ukraine.net/

The Interfax-Ukraine news agency is a general news partner of the event.