The priority directions in the forestry activity of the forestry association "Volynlis" were reforestation, carrying out thinning cuttings in young stands, and maintaining forest plantations in proper sanitary condition. This was discussed at the extended council of the state forestry association "Volynlis".

The so-called "night" tariff has recently been introduced by the Kovelvodokanal Administration, the press service of the Kovel City Council reported.

Representatives of the large Turkish holding UİmaşF (Konya) are in Lutsk — director Hasan Tusun and chief engineer Şakir Simsek. as reported by the press service of the Lutsk city council, in the first half of the day the Turkish delegation had a meeting with Lutsk city mayor Anton Kryvytskyi.

In the Volyn region, the producer price index for industrial products compared to December 2002 was 110.4 percent, the regional statistics department reported. Over the last three months of the year, the industrial product price index rose by 0.6–0.7 percent.

Due to the untimely receipt of components, in January only 480 VAZs rolled off the main assembly line of LuAZ, reported the head of the press center of VAT ULinAZF Yaroslav Andrushko. In the corresponding period last year, there were slightly more of them - 505 units.

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Since the entry into force in April 2001 of the Law "On the Special Regime of Investment Activity in the Territory of Priority Development in the Volyn Region," which included Novovolynsk and the settlement of Zhovtneve, the total volume of attracted investments amounted to 12.

The year 2003 brought significant positive changes in such an important segment of international economic relations as investment cooperation. This was noted by the head of the Volyn Regional State Administration, Anatoliy Frantsuz.

The course of foreign economic activity in 2003 (over 11 months) was marked by significant activity, believes the head of the Volyn Regional State Administration, Anatoliy Frantsuz. Thus, the region's foreign trade turnover over 11 months of 2003 amounted to 618.

Reorganization of the State Enterprise "Novovolynsk Repair and Mechanical Plant" by merging it into the State Enterprise "Volyn Coal," as envisaged by Order No. 434 of the Ministry of Fuel and Energy of Ukraine dated August 15, 2003, may have negative consequences and worsen the economic condition of both enterprises.