Today, the Chairman of the National Bank of Ukraine, Serhiy Tihipko, is on a working visit to Lutsk. \nAs Serhiy Leonidovych reported, the main task of his stay in Volyn is to provide maximum information first-hand about the state of affairs in Ukraine's banking sector and to learn about the problems troubling the banking system in Volyn. \nA closed-door meeting of the NBU Chairman with the head of the Volyn Regional State Administration, Anatoliy Frantsuz, and the chairman of the Volyn Regional Council, Vasyl Dmytruk, has already taken place in the premises of the regional state administration. \nAlso, a meeting between Serhiy Tihipko and entrepreneurs, bankers, representatives of business structures, and the leadership of the NBU in the Volyn region took place in the conference hall of the Ukraina hotel. At the meeting, the NBU Chairman informed those present about the results of the banking system of Ukraine's activity in 2003 and about the tasks that the NBU sets for itself in 2004. Serhiy Leonidovych answered questions from those present and listened to their proposals regarding improving the activity of the banking system. \nToday, Serhiy Tihipko will also hold business meetings with representatives of the region's business circles and a meeting with students of Lesya Ukrainka Volyn State University. Also, during the NBU Chairman's stay in Volyn, a program will be recorded on Volyn State Television and a live broadcast will take place at the Polissya-TV studio. In the evening, a press conference for regional media representatives will be held in the premises of the NBU department in the Volyn region. \n