KIEV, Sept. 22 - Valeriy Khoroshkovskiy, a businessman and a former Economy Minister, paid $200 million for 61% stake in Inter Television, Ukraine's largest network, a Russian newspaper reported Thursday.

The deal, which was closed in July, values Inter at about $330 mln, but Khoroshkovskiy believes the company's value will grow to $1 bln within the next three years, Vedomosti reported.