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Over the past three years, the foreign trade turnover between Volyn Oblast and the Republic of Belarus has grown 4.5 times and last year reached 42 million US dollars. In the first quarter of this year, the trade turnover amounted to 7.5 million dollars, which constitutes only 3.
Chinese automakers are very actively advancing into the Ukrainian market. This state of affairs does not have a very good effect on the development of domestic automobile manufacturing

Almost 250 residents of Volyn took part in the All-Ukrainian protest action in connection with the violation of the provisions of the General Agreement and the rights of trade union members regarding the increase in prices and tariffs for electricity, natural gas, and railway tariffs for the population, which is…

The National Bank of Ukraine from Monday, May 22, is putting into circulation a banknote with a nominal value of 1 hryvnia of the 2006 model. This is stated in the NBU announcement. The predominant colors in the new banknote are blue and yellow.

On May 16, the IX specialized exhibition-sale "Auto Salon-2006" opened in Lutsk on Teatralnyi Maidan, organized by the "Svit" firm and OJSC "Lutsk Automobile Plant." Its participants included representatives of automobile, insurance companies, and banking institutions of Volyn, Lviv region, and Rivne region.
Representatives of Ukrainian banks predict a slight revaluation of cash hryvnia. Thus, according to the dealer of "UkrInBank", the hryvnia exchange rate on the interbank currency market will fluctuate within 5.0-5.06 UAH/USD, and on the cash currency market - within 4.95-5.1 UAH/USD.
This was reported to journalists by the press secretary of the prime minister.

The Cabinet of Ministers by its resolution dismissed Andriy Lopushansky from the post of first deputy chairman of the board of NAK "Naftogaz Ukrainy". This is stated in the Cabinet resolution (No. 558 dated April 27), reports UNIAN.

On May 1, the decision of the National Electricity Regulatory Commission on a 25% increase in gas tariffs for the population, budget organizations, and heat supply companies enters into force.
Ukraine has become the fourth country in the world in terms of investment attractiveness for international retail chains.