The foundation stone for this business complex in New Belgrade's Block 43 was symbolically laid at a ceremony attended by Richard Wilkinson, the chairman of the Executive Board of
Erste Group Immorent, Slavko Caric, the chairman of the Executive Board of Erste Bank Serbia, and Sinisa Mali, the mayor of Belgrade, along with numerous business partners and associates.
- Over the past 15 years, Austrian companies have invested EUR 2.8 billion in various projects in Serbia, which earned Austria the top spot among foreign investors. With its experience in the provision of financial services spanning nearly 200 years, acquired across the countries of central and eastern Europe, Erste Group is starting yet another successful project with the construction of Sirius Offices in Belgrade, the value of which will reach EUR 39 million already in the first phase. Belgrade is rapidly growing into a business hub of the region, and we believe in its further development and are absolutely sure that our new project will be as successful as our previous operations in Serbia - Richard Wilkinson, the chairman of the Executive Board of Erste Group Immorent, said on that occasion.
The business complex got its name after the shiniest star in the sky, which actually represents a binary system of stars and has a look that resembles the two buildings that will be built within the Sirius Offices complex.
- For 15 years the Erste Group has been actively participating in the provision of services and financing of the economy and population in the market of Serbia, and we have so far invested about EUR 150 milllion in real estates in Serbia. Our portfolio is mainly comprised of shopping centers, hotels, residential facilities, business buildings and storage spaces. In line with the business strategy of all members of the Erste Group, we are glad that our new business building will also be ecologically sustainable and characterized by innovative and modern technical solutions - Slavko Caric, the chairm of the Erste Bank Serbia Executive Board, said and stressed that Sirius Offices would practically be located in the center of New Belgrade once the implementation of all announced investments and projects in its vicinity was completed.