Lutsk Automobile Plant celebrates its 50th anniversary. Volodymyr Hunchyk, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of LuAZ, and Lutsk Mayor Anton Kryvytskyi held a joint press conference on this occasion at the "Lutsk is European" press club, reported a Western Information Corporation correspondent on September 22.

The Lutsk Automobile Plant made its first interest payment on bonds. The amount of interest paid was UAH 3 million 839 thousand. The bonds of OJSC "Lutsk Automobile Plant" are included in the listing of the PFTS trading system.

Two months from now, the largest shopping complex in Western Ukraine – the "TAM-TAM" hypermarket – will open in Lutsk. On September 20, Volyn journalists were presented with the website of the "TAM-TAM: Sides of the World" hypermarket, – reported the Western Information Corporation's own correspondent.

In January-June 2005, business entities of the region cooperated with partners from 69 countries in foreign trade. Export operations were carried out by 45 enterprises, and services were imported by 67.

"Peasant revolts" and the tough stance of local authorities on increasing procurement prices for milk have yielded the first modest results.

On September 20, during an operational meeting, Lutsk Mayor Anton Kryvytskyi stated that due to the resignation of the Tymoshenko government, the state program for offsetting utility debts of the population against devalued savings may be suspended, reported the own correspondent of the Western Information Corporation.

The regional interdepartmental commission for resolving problems on the petroleum products market has resumed work in Volyn Oblast, its composition has been updated, and a new scheme for the placement and development of the gas station network has been approved.

In October 2005, doctors, teachers, and other public sector employees will receive increased salaries according to the new tariff grid of salaries introduced on September 1. This was stated by Acting Minister of Finance Viktor Pynzenyk.

On September 19, at the weekly operational meeting at the regional state administration with the participation of Volyn Governor Volodymyr Bondar, the situation in the region regarding milk and sugar prices was considered.

904 settlements in the region need general development plans, of which 464 — urgently. Of the 20 cities and towns of Volyn that are included in the list of historical cities of Ukraine, only 4 have scientific and project documentation.