BREST, 23 March (BelTA) – Resident companies of the Free Economic Zone (FEZ) Brest are modernizing their production facilities, purchasing new equipment, and expanding their capacities, Head of the FEZ administration Vadim Kravchuk told BelTA.
“By the end of 2025, the investment potential of the FEZ continued to grow and strengthen. Investment in fixed capital exceeded Br418 million. This is one of the highest figures in recent years. It shows that residents see development prospects, are modernizing production, purchasing new equipment, and expanding their capacities,” Vadim Kravchuk emphasized.
The growth in capital was driven not only by internal resources. Residents of the FEZ Brest attracted $79 million in foreign investment. “Along with attracting investment, systematic efforts are being made to prepare infrastructure: bringing vacant land plots and idle production spaces into use. Residents currently occupy a total of 587 hectares, and this area is steadily increasing,” the head of the FEZ Brest administration explained.
Unused and idle production areas are being actively brought back into use. “Over the course of the FEZ operation, residents have brought more than 792,000 square meters of previously unused production space into economic circulation,” he added.
Vadim Kravchuk also noted that in 2025, 29 enterprises of the FEZ Brest were engaged in the industrial production of goods included in the list of import‑substituting products. The range of output covered 54 product groups. Compared to 2024, the production of import‑substituting goods increased by 7.5%.
“Alongside import substitution, our enterprises are actively increasing the share of high‑tech and knowledge‑intensive industries. Innovation is the main driver of competitiveness. The share of innovative products in total output reached 18.2%. In this indicator, growth amounted to 8.5%. This shows that a number of enterprises are transitioning to new technological paradigms, implementing their own developments, and successfully commercializing the results of intellectual work,” the head of the FEZ Brest stressed. Thirty‑one enterprises produce innovative products in the FEZ.
