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In Tsyurupynsk, Kherson Oblast, the City Rada on Oct. 12, 2007, unanimously adopted a strategy for economic development of the city "just by passing a resolution," thus formalizing de jure what had been earlier approved de facto, the City Rada secretary reported yesterday. More...

A dilapidated and idle movie theater in Chortkiv, Ternopil Oblast, was auctioned on Oct. 5, 2007, to a local businessman, who promised to pull it down and erect a brand-new trade and entertainment center, Chortkiv Raion Rada told the LED Monitor on Thursday. More...

The Sumy City Rada today adopted an Economic Development Strategic Plan. More...

Kamyanets-Podilsky held an investment projects fair and an international seminar on industrial parks

Not questioning tourism as the city's brand industry, Kamyanets-Podilsky, Khmelnytsky Oblast, endeavors to build up on its tourism development successes by enhancing inflow of investments in other sectors. More...

The City Rada of Kolomyia, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, today approved an Economic Development Strategic Plan, a Rada official reported to the LED Monitor. More...

The third group of trainees under the USAID LED project's program for foreign direct investment (FDI) professionals came yesterday to Bucha near Kyiv for its fourth workshop, Marketing and Selling. More...

On Sept. 27, 2007, the City Rada of Kakhovka, Kherson Oblast, passed a Strategic Plan for Enhancing Competitiveness drafted with assistance from the USAID Local Economic Development project, the Rada told the LED Monitor on Friday. More...

On Sept. 14, 2007, USAID, the Industrial Union of Donbas (IUD) corporation, and the Alchevsk City Rada signed a Memorandum of Cooperation aimed at social and economic development of this Luhansk Oblast city. More...

Today the Koryukivka City Rada unanimously voted to adopt a strategy for economic development of this Chernihiv Oblast city. It also set up an Implementation Management Committee to monitor, guide and coordinate implementation of the strategy. More...

A new publication by the Cities Alliance, Understanding Your Local Economy: A Resource Guide for Cities, features Ivano-Frankivsk as one of its case study cities while addressing "the challenges of analyzing local economic conditions and a city’s comparative and competitive advantages." More...