Credit crunch halts works on Europe's tallest building

Work has stopped on building Europe’s tallest building after developers said their lofty ambitions had been hit by the global financial crisis, a Russian news agency said today.

Credit crunch halts works on Europe's tallest building

Work has stopped on building Europe’s tallest building after developers said their lofty ambitions had been hit by the global financial crisis, a Russian news agency said today.

The credit crisis meant there was no possibility of paying for the 1,968ft Russia Tower and no demand from tenants to fill it, Shalva Chigirinsky, head of developer Russian Land, said.

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