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…

Feb. 2

Saky, Crimea – First meeting of the Implementation Management Committee for the Saky Economic Development Strategic Plan

Feb. 5

Simferopol – Third meeting of the Agriculture Working Group: bring together agricultural producers and cluster members from Crimea to discuss and provide consultations on land issues and investment attraction

Feb. 10

Teplodar, Odesa Oblast – Final meeting of the Teplodar Expert Committee for Economic Development: presentation of the draft Teplodar Economic Development Strategic Plan

Feb. 11

Ukrainka, Kyiv Oblast – Second meeting of the Obukhiv Raion Expert Committee for Economic Development: identification of goals and preliminary discussion of projects for the raion’s economic development strategy

Bryanka, Luhansk Oblast – Second meeting of the Bryanka Expert Committee for Strategic Planning: identification of goals and preliminary discussion of projects for the city’s economic development strategy

Feb. 15

Simferopol – In conjunction with Slow Food Ukraine, training of craftspersons working leather in best selling practices and new technologies

Feb. 16

Kerch, Crimea – Fourth meeting of the Kerch Expert Committee for Economic Development: presentation of the draft Economic Development Strategic Plan and discussion of Project Sheets

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

Feb. 17-19

Kyiv – Training in foreign direct investment (FDI) for local, regional, and central public officials and representatives of NGO’s engaging in FDI attraction, Workshop 4: “Marketing and Promotion”

Feb. 18

Scholkine, Crimea – Fourth meeting of the Scholkine Expert Committee for Economic Development: presentation of the draft Economic Development Strategic Plan and discussion of Project Sheets

Feb. 18-19

Kreminna, Luhansk Oblast – First meeting of the Kreminna Raion 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 raion’s economic development strategy

Feb. 18-20

Sevastopol – In conjunction with the Crimean Hospitality Association, Seminar on Small Hotels Management

Feb. 23

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

Feb. 25

Teplodar, Odesa Oblast – The City Rada to consider the draft Teplodar Economic Development Strategic Plan developed with assistance from LINC (date subject to change)

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

Feb. 25-27

Sevastopol – Workshop on Organizing Festivals: bring together festival organizers, municipal authorities, cultural institutions and businesses to share positive and successful experience and transfer knowledge and expertise to Crimean event organizers in order to achieve sustainability and attract more tourists to Crimea