News - Due to collaborative endeavors of the city government, a private fund, and a USAID project, Alchevsk is about to adopt an economic strategy, which is already under implementation
News - Ukrainian National FDI Team Receives Reinforcement
News - LED Project Releases a New Lot of FDI Professionals
News - Chernivtsi became the first city after Kyiv to host traditional workshop on strategic plans implementation progress in the LED project's partner cities
News - US professors presented LED tools to conference participants in Kyiv

Alll news...

Successes - WILLINGNESS TO PAY – A LITMUS TEST FOR SUSTAINABILITY. The Rivne Oblast creates a Regional Industrial Park – using approaches brought by a USAID project but paying from its own purse
Successes - E-SCISSORS FOR RED TAPE. Vinnytsya is implementing a digital-divide-free E-Government system

All success stories...

Useful links - InvestInRivne Agency
Useful links - Local Economic Development page on the World Bank site

All useful links...

A new entry in the menu: Industrial Planners Internship

Tool  "Marketing  for  Foreign  Direct  Investments"

Project Target Cities section updated:
Mykolaiv – added Investment Attraction Program adopted in pursuance of the Strategic Plan (in Ukrainian; RAR file)

Project activities in May:

May 13
Ukrainka, Kyiv Oblast – Fourth meeting of Expert Committee for Strategic Planning: presentation of the draft Economic Development Strategic Plan

May 14-16
Kyiv – Training Program for FDI Professionals, fifth cycle, Workshop 1: "Stage setting – Facts and myths on FDI“

May 15-16
Romny, Sumy Oblast – Workshop on "The Contents of Investment Passport" for members of Expert Committee for Strategic Planning and Implementation Management Committee as well as other persons involved in the Investment Passport development. Meeting with Economy Department workers to initiate the Investment Passport development process. Both the workshop and the meeting will be carried out to support implementation of the Strategic Plan

May 20
Khmilnyk, Vinnytsya Oblast – Fourth meeting of Expert Committee for Strategic Planning: presentation of the draft Economic Development Strategic Plan;
Chuhuiv, Kharkiv Oblast – Fourth meeting of Expert Committee for Strategic Planning: presentation of the draft Economic Development Strategic Plan

May 20-21
Zuhres, Donetsk Oblast – First meeting of Expert Committee for Strategic Planning: presentation of Community Profile and report on Business Attitude Survey; identification of Critical Issues; formulation of Strategic Vision; SWOT analysis;
Shchastya, Luhansk Oblast – First meeting of Expert Committee for Strategic Planning: presentation of Community Profile and report on Business Attitude Survey; identification of Critical Issues; formulation of Strategic Vision; SWOT analysis

May 21-22
Izyum, Kharkiv Oblast – Workshop on "The Contents of Investment Passport" for members of Expert Committee for Strategic Planning and Implementation Management Committee as well as other persons involved in the Investment Passport development. Meeting with Economy Department workers to initiate the Investment Passport development process. Both the workshop and the meeting will be carried out to support implementation of the Strategic Plan

May 22
Krasnoperekopsk, Crimea – Fourth meeting of Expert Committee for Strategic Planning: presentation of the draft Economic Development Strategic Plan

May 22-23
Ternivka, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast – First meeting of Expert Committee for Strategic Planning: presentation of Community Profile and report on Business Attitude Survey; identification of Critical Issues; formulation of Strategic Vision; SWOT analysis (date subject to change)

May 23
Armyansk, Crimea – Fourth meeting of Expert Committee for Strategic Planning: presentation of the draft Economic Development Strategic Plan

May 27
Artemivsk, Donetsk Oblast – Fourth meeting of Expert Committee for Strategic Planning: presentation of the draft Economic Development Strategic Plan (date subject to change)

May 28
Pershotravensk, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast – First meeting of Expert Committee for Strategic Planning: presentation of Community Profile and report on Business Attitude Survey; identification of Critical Issues; formulation of Strategic Vision; SWOT analysis;
Sevastopol – Third meeting of Expert Council for Strategic Planning: identification of projects and completion of project work plans

May 28-29
Kurakhove, Donetsk Oblast – First meeting of Expert Committee for Strategic Planning: presentation of Community Profile and report on Business Attitude Survey; identification of Critical Issues; formulation of Strategic Vision; SWOT analysis

May 29-30
Kirovske, Donetsk Oblast – First meeting of Expert Committee for Strategic Planning: presentation of Community Profile and report on Business Attitude Survey; identification of Critical Issues; formulation of Strategic Vision; SWOT analysis;
Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast – First meeting of Expert Committee for Strategic Planning: presentation of Community Profile and report on Business Attitude Survey; identification of Critical Issues; formulation of Strategic Vision; SWOT analysis