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Yesterday at a press conference, the first deputy head of the Volyn Regional State Administration, Bohdan Shyba, announced his resignation.
The business environment of the Volyn region is 98% unprepared for dialogue with the authorities. This conclusion was voiced at a meeting of the Lutsk Press Club of Reforms, held on the initiative of the Institute of Competitive Society and dedicated to monitoring the regulatory policy of the region.
In January, the average wage decreased by 15.2% compared to December to 864.91 hryvnias per month. This was reported by the State Statistics Committee.

The Odesa Regional Veterinary Service has confirmed the presence of H5N1 avian influenza in dead birds at the Odesa zoo, reports "Fakty, ICTV."

On February 18 in Los Angeles, two "technical Oscars" were awarded to Ukrainian creators of camera equipment — Anatoliy Kokush, Yuriy Popovskyi, and Oleksiy Zolotaryov.

The State Property Fund is lobbying for a shareholders' meeting of NPK "Halychyna." It will take place on February 28. At the meeting, the SPF hopes to receive dividends on the state's 25% stake.
On Sunday, the 2006 Winter Olympic Games ended in Turin. On February 26, the flame of the XX Winter Olympic Games was extinguished at Turin's "Stadio Olimpico.
Representatives of the economic service of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, headed by the Delegate of German Industry in Ukraine, Karin Rau, were on a working visit to Volyn. The guests met with the head of the regional state administration, Volodymyr Bondar.
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On February 25, the team of the GB "Pora–PRP" led by Vitaliy Klychko will visit Volyn. He will speak before the residents of Lutsk on Teatralnyi Maidan. This was reported by the Independent Press Center "Volynskyi Vybir-2006".
