VTB bank extends loan to AFI Development
2010-08-04
VTB bank has decided to extend a loan to the
AFI Development for the construction of the Mall of Russia shopping centre in the Moscow International Business Centre. This will now be for two years – until August 2013. In addition, the bank will reduce the interest rate from 16% to 13.5%. The loan is for about $414m (€326m).
Mall of Russia is due to open in the autumn of 2010. The total area of the shopping centre will be 179,000 m
2. It will include 450 stores in different formats, a cinema which will employ 4D and 5D technologies, an entertainment centre, a skating rink, 50 restaurants and cafes and a three-level underground parking facility for 2,700 cars.