KIEV, Oct. 9 - Meyer Bergman, the pan-European real estate investment manager, has dismissed as a “hoax“ reported plans to sell the Aladdin Shopping Centre in Kiev any time soon and said its entire focus is to ensure that the centre continues to operate successfully under its fund's ownership.

Meyer Bergman said this in an official statement on Friday on an Aladdin Shopping Centre hoax press release, which was distributed before.

"Meyer Bergman, the pan-European real estate investment manager, wishes to reassure its clients, partners, employees and other stakeholders that it has no plans to sell the Aladdin Shopping Centre in Kiev any time soon," the company said in the statement.