The head of the NBU Council, Anatoliy Halchynsky, told journalists about this. "We recorded the inflation figure at the end of (2004) at 12%... This is more than forecast, but not critical," he said.

The Ministry of Economy and European Integration has drafted a bill on amending the law "On Prices and Pricing," which envisages granting the Cabinet of Ministers the right to impose a moratorium on price increases for strategic goods.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine did not adopt any decisions regarding the transfer of working days during the Christmas week of 2005, therefore, most likely, there will be only two additional days off - January 3 (Monday), as well as January 7 (Friday).

Foundry production at the plant stopped because of two young men who stole a batch of nickel from the plant.

On December 9, 2004, a press conference of the Volyn Regional Strike Committee was held with the participation of the acting head of the Council of the Federation of Trade Unions in the Volyn Oblast, at which the goals, tasks and directions of activity of the participants of the All-Ukrainian Political Strike were…

This Monday, at an operational meeting in the regional state administration, they were supposed to discuss the results of the implementation of budgets of all levels for 11 months of 2004 and the state of repayment of wage arrears in the region.

Seeking to introduce European standards aimed at developing the transport network and improving traffic in Lutsk, a new route orientation scheme is being introduced. Its first stage consists of changes to the rules of roundabout traffic – from now on, the direction around the circle will be considered the main road.

Dear Volyn residents! Dear fellow countrymen!

British professional boxer Danny Williams has accused Ukrainian Vitali Klitschko of cowardice.