Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos inaugurates this Tuesday Belas Shopping Mall, situated in Talatona, southern region of the capital, Luanda, an investment of USD 35 million.

The undertaking has investors like HO Investments Management (HOGI), Angolan company with 70 percent of the shares, and Odebrecht Angola, which apart from being the contractor of the same enterprise, holds 30 percent of the endeavour.

This is the first shopping centre in Angola that covers a very large area that is of 119,418,47 square metres. HOGI and Odebrecht Angola believe that Belas Shopping will favour Luanda city with the supply of a variety of products and services, with a prevision of five future expansions.

Enashopp, which is specialised on the managing of shopping centres, among them Shopping Barra, in the Bahia State, in Brazil, is in charge of planning, trading and implanting the Angolan shopping and, after its inauguration, for management and operation of the equipment.

In the construction phase, the works employed over 1,000 workers and with its inauguration, this Tuesday, Belas Shopping will initially generate 950 direct jobs and 2,500 indirect work posts.