Moscow Region signs investment contract to build Mercedes plant

MOSCOW, Feb 15 (PRIME) -- The Moscow Region has signed an investment contract for construction of a Mercedes car plant, Governor Andrei Vorobyov said late on Tuesday on his Instagram page.

“Nine copies of an investment contract for construction of a Mercedes plant. I have just signed them on behalf of the Moscow Region. We are sending it to the Industry and Trade Ministry of Russia,” he said.

On January 13, Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov said that Mercedes-Benz will start construction of the car plant in 2018, but later that day the company said in a response letter that no final decision has been made yet on implementation of the plant.

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