Mabetex Group
The Mabetex Group, founded in 1990, is the mother company of Mabetex and other companies founded and owned by Behgjet Pacolli. The headquarters are located in Lugano, Switzerland. The company is specialised in construction and renovation of large buildings. The Mabetex Group has had projects in 16 countries,[2] including in Russia, other former Soviet republics, Kosovo and Albania.
International Projects
Russia
In 1992, during construction projects in Yakutia, Russia, Pacolli closely cooperated with the Yakutsk mayor Pavel Borodin. When Borodin had become the presidential property manager, Mabetex was given several important contracts to reconstruct, renovate and refurbish the former Russian Federation Parliament, the Russian Opera House, State Duma and the Moscow Kremlin. Mabetex also constructed the first luxury hotel, the Swiss Diamond Hotel, in the new Russian era.[citation needed] In 1998, Prosecutor General of Russia Yuri Skuratov opened a bribery investigation against Mabetex which was dropped after he left his office, and accused Pacolli personally of bribing President Boris Yeltsin’s family members. In 2000 Pacolli sued Skuratov in a Russian court for defamation. He won the case and Skuratov was ordered to pay five thousand dollars to Pacolli for damages.[5][6][7][7][8][9]
Kazakhstan
Mabetex is currently working in Kazakhstan where it has played an important role in the construction of the new capital Astana, and one of the awarded projects completed there was the new Ak Orda Presidential Palace. Situated on the left bank of the Ishim River, its architecture combines classic, modern and ethnic influences. The president’s residence is part of a complex of modern administrative buildings in the new center of the city – and its main purpose is to symbolize the new face of Kazakhstan.[10] The Group is a major player in the Kazakhstan construction sector, having built nearly 40% of the buildings in the New Astana City,[11] including Astana opera.
Elsewhere
In Italy, the Mabetex Group was responsible in the study and project for the refurbishment of the La Fenice theatre in Venice after it was burned. [citation needed] In Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, the group constructed the award winning project for the City Hall.[citation needed]
References
- ^ World Investment News (2002). "Kosovo". Retrieved 2010-03-27.
- ^ "Projects & Construction". Retrieved 2015-03-16.
- ^ Andrew Jack (2004). Inside Putin's Russia: Can There Be Reform Without Democracy?. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
- ^ World Investment News (2002). "Kosovo". Retrieved 2010-03-27.
- ^ Илья Вукелич, Андрей Терехов (January 2006). Балканский Мабетекс (in Russian). Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ Michael Wines (September 1999). "The Kremlin's Keeper, the World at His Fingertips, Is Under a Cloud". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ a b Ian Traynor, Peter Capella (February 2000). "Swiss investigators order arrest of top Yeltsin aide". London: guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-11-01. Cite error: The named reference "guardian" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Бородин, Павел (in Russian). lenta.ru. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ Екатерина Заподинская (August 2000). Беджет Паколли признан чистоплотным. Он выиграл суд со Скуратовым (in Russian). Газета «Коммерсантъ». Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ CNN Traveler Promotion (2008). "Kazakhstan's capital develops into a gem" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-03-26.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ 24-7pressrelease.com (2009). "COREPRIME Enters Kazakhstan Design Competition for Iconic President's Library Project with SAMOO Architects". Retrieved 2010-03-26.
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