One of the largest shopping malls in Europe has opened in Kyiv.

On November 12, the Respublika Park shopping mall opened with a total area of 300,000 square meters in Teremky. With a net usable space of 135,000 square meters, the mall is considered to be one of the largest European innovative shopping and entertainment centers. The investors were both local and international, with participation of an Austrian investor. According to the Austrian Ambassador to Ukraine, Gernot Pfandler, the investor from Austria invited representatives of 40 Austrian companies to open the center to acquaint them with Ukraine and investment opportunities in Kyiv.