On Feb. 25, 2010, the USAID Local Investment and National Competitiveness project (LINC) delivered training to a group of public officers from Odesa agglomeration in community profile compilation and presentation development. More…

On Jan. 21 and 26, 2010, the USAID Local Investment and National Competitiveness project (LINC) signed Protocols of Intentions to develop and implement economic development strategies with representatives of the Odesa agglomeration and with the city of Odesa. More…

On Dec. 24 and 25, 2009, the Radas of Crimea’s raion of Bakhchysaray and city of Saky unanimously adopted their economic development strategies drafted with assistance from the USAID Local Investment and National Competitiveness project (LINC). More…

In December 2009, the USAID Local Investment and National Competitiveness (LINC) project and its Crimean counterparts looked for ways to make the peninsula more attractive to tourists during the off seasons. More…

On Dec. 1-2, 2009, in Severodonetsk, on Dec. 3-4 in Alchevsk, and on Dec. 8-9 in Simferopol, the USAID LINC project held Regional Competitiveness forums for communities of two Luhansk Oblast economic sub-regions and Crimea. More…

On Nov. 19-20, 2009, the Expert Committee for Economic Development of Teplodar, Odesa Oblast, identified critical issues of the community’s economic strategy, formulated a strategic vision of the city, and did a SWOT analysis. More…

On Oct. 28, 2009, twenty trainees gathered in Kyiv to attend the first workshop of the USAID LINC project’s first cycle of training in attraction of foreign direct investment. More…

On Oct. 7-9, 2009, in Sudak, Crimea, local economic development specialists from 47 cities all over Ukraine assisted by a USAID project made the first step toward creation of a national information system for investors. More…

The LINC project kicked off in mid-April, and since then it has established itself in Crimea. The LINC Crimean Initiative consists of two components: improving the business enabling environment; and enhancing enterprise competitiveness. In Crimea the project aims to improve economic governance, pilot the development of a unified property registry, and undertake a competitiveness enterprise development program. More…

March 2

Ukrainka, Kyiv Oblast – Fourth meeting of the Obukhiv Raion Expert Committee for Economic Development: completion of Project Sheets (project implementation work plans) for the raion’s economic development strategy

March 2-3

Simferopol – Workshop on Tourist Information Centers: bringing together Tourist Information Centers operating in Ukraine to provide the expertise in establishing and running such centers to Crimean counterparts

March 4-5

Odesa – Second meeting of the Odesa Expert Committee for Economic Development: identification of goals and preliminary discussion of projects for the city’s economic development strategy

March 10-17

The Czech Republic – Study tour within the program of training in foreign direct investment (FDI) for local, regional, and central public officials and representatives of NGO’s engaging in FDI attraction

March 11

Bryanka, Luhansk Oblast – Third meeting of the Bryanka Expert Committee for Economic Development: identification of projects and completion of project work plans for the city’s economic development strategy

March 16

Kreminna, Luhansk Oblast – second meeting of the Kreminna Raion Expert Committee for Economic Development: identification of goals and preliminary discussion of projects for the raion’s economic development strategy

March 17-18

Odesa – First meeting of the Expert Committee for Economic Development of the Odesa-Teplodar-Yuzhne Sub-region: presentation of Community Profile and report on Business Attitude Survey; identification of Critical Issues; formulation of Strategic Vision; SWOT analysis – for the sub-region’s economic development strategy

March 23

Severodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast – Second meeting of the Expert Committee for Economic Development of the Western-Luhansk Sub-region: identification of goals and preliminary discussion of projects for the sub-region’s economic development strategy

March 24

Alchevsk, Luhansk Oblast – Second meeting of the Expert Committee for Economic Development of the Central-Luhansk Sub-region: identification of goals and preliminary discussion of projects for the sub-region’s economic development strategy

March 25-26

Feodosia, Crimea – First meting of the Feodosia Expert Committee for Economic Development: presentation of Community Profile and report on Business Attitude Survey; identification of Critical Issues; formulation of Strategic Vision; SWOT analysis – for drafting the city’s economic development strategy

March 31

Stakhanov, Luhansk Oblast – Public hearing of the draft Stakhanov Economic Development Strategic Plan worked out with assistance from LINC