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Although not as impressive as 2005, the year 2006 marked a significant gain in foreign direct investments (FDI) in Ukraine, becoming the second most successful to date. More...

A public hearing last Friday in Mykolaiv approved a €27 million investment project to upgrade its communally-owned water/wastewater enterprise, Mykolaiv Vodokanal, making a step on the way to secure a state guarantee for a €15.5 million European Investment Bank loan. More...

The City Rada of Kovel, Volyn Oblast, is launching implementation of an ISO 9001-certified Quality Management System (QMS) in its Executive Committee, the city hall told the LED Monitor on Friday. More...

As Ukrainian parliamentary committees are studying a bill on industrial parks, an international conference in Uzhgorod on Feb. 7 and 8, 2007, made a sure step toward creation of Ukraine’s first automotive and electronics cluster. More...

The Eurasia Foundation (EF) and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) have announced a contest for local economic development projects in the oblasts of Zaporizhya, Odesa, and Poltava. More...

The USAID Local Economic Development (LED) project is looking for architects willing to acquire skills in designing/planning industrial property. More...

Horizon Capital is implementing a €20 million project to build a brickyard in Sumy, a source in the company told the LED Monitor on Thursday. More...

Today, the Mykolaiv City Rada unanimously adopted a strategic plan for economic development of the city. More...

METRO Cash & Carry Ukraine Ltd. is planning to begin construction of its new wholesale outlet in Vinnytsya in early spring 2007, the company’s PR manager told the LED Monitor on Monday. More...

Today, the Chernivtsi City Rada OK’d the Regulation on Investment Office, the office head told the LED Monitor.

The Investment Office is an independent unit within the city hall, subordinated directly to the mayor and the first deputy mayor, said Maria Porchuk, who took the office just two weeks ago. More...