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France steps into Russia’s North Caucasus to boost tourism
Monday, 26 December 2011 14:24
France steps into Russia’s North Caucasus to boost tourism

Russia and France have created a joint venture to develop a tourism hub in Russia´s North Caucasus

France will bring its world class expertise in ski resorts to Russia’s North Caucasus, where the countries plan to jointly develop a tourism hub.

International Caucasus Development, a Russian – French joint venture, intends to attract a billion Euros of investment next year.

As part of the project, 5 new world class ski resorts are being built in Russia’s south, which includes the territories of Krasnodar region, the Karachai-Cherkess Republic, the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, the Republic of North Ossetia and the Republic of Daghestan. The $14.5 billion deal will create around 330 thousand new jobs in the regions.

The Russian Government and businesses will jointly finance the project. The Government will contribute around $2 billion into transport and municipal infrastructure and businesses will be mostly responsible for the resorts.

The two countries will work out a joint development strategy for the hub, attract money from abroad, as well as make sure all the projects comply with international standards.

Russia will have a bigger say in the deal, holding a 51% stake in ownership capital and heading the venture.

Overall, the contracts with international investors to develop the hub are estimated at around $6 billion.

source:
 http://rt.com/business/news/russia-france-caucasus-tourism-663/

 

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