The growth rate of investment resources in the first quarter in Ukraine increased by 3%. This was stated by First Vice Prime Minister Anatoliy Kinakh on Wednesday at a meeting with heads of regional state administrations with the country's top leadership, reports IA "Novyny - Ukraina".

Revenue to Ukraine's state budget in January-April 2005 grew by 53.2% compared to the analogous period last year. This was reported by First Vice Prime Minister Anatoliy Kinakh on Wednesday during a meeting of heads of regional state administrations with the country's leadership, reports IA "Novyny - Ukraina".

The head of the regional state administration, Volodymyr Bondar, took part in a republican conference call chaired by the First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, Anatoliy Kinakh. During the meeting, measures to ensure the implementation of state regulatory policy were discussed.

In Volyn, work continues on increasing wages.

Ukraine will compensate Polish entrepreneurs who worked in Ukrainian free economic zones for the losses they incurred as a result of the abolition of privileges in the FEZs. This was stated by Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko during a break in a government meeting on Saturday, reports IA "Novyny - Ukraina".

Foreign trade operations in goods by enterprises and organizations of the region in the first quarter of 2005 were carried out with partners from 62 countries of the world. Goods worth 56 million US dollars were exported, and goods worth 132.6 million dollars were imported.

LLC "Trading House "Kontynium-Galychyna" (Lutsk), operating under the WOG trademark, has received permission from the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine to lease the integral property complexes of two gas stations in Lviv Oblast.

Net profit of JSC "Lutsk Automobile Plant" (LuAZ) for the first quarter of 2005 amounted to UAH 40.593 million (UAH 3.549 million in Q1 2004), according to the company's financial results report. \n \nRevenue from sales of the enterprise's products amounted to UAH 216.5 million, which is 1.

JSCB "Ukrsotsbank", as the organizer, underwriter and paying agent, is starting on June 20, 2005 the placement of bonds of OJSC "Lutsky Automobile Plant". This was reported to LIGABiznesInform by the bank's press service. \nThe placement of series A bonds with free circulation will be carried out in book-entry form.

In April, population incomes increased by 13.8% compared to March - to 27,631 million UAH, savings amounted to 1,728 million UAH. This was reported by the State Statistics Committee.