Belarus Has 2,957 Companies with Foreign Investments

2,957 companies with foreign investments are registered in Belarus, including 1,575 joint ventures and 1,382 foreign companies, with their charter capitals totaling U.S. $918.6 million as of January 1, 2004. U.S. investors have 419 companies with charter capitals at $106.3 million, Russian investors, 579 companies with charter capitals totaling $73.2 million, German investors, 341 companies with charter capitals at $73 million, and Polish investors, 320 companies with charter capitals at $20.8 million. U.S. investors account for 18.04% of the foreign share in companies’ charter capitals. They are followed the Netherlands with 12.96%, Russia with 12.42% and Germany with 12.38%.