27 November, Kyiv. The shadow economy of Ukraine is hampering the country’s regional development and reducing its economic competitiveness, stated Nataliya Izosimova, Managing Director of the Foundation for Effective Governance (FEG), at a regional development roundtable held by FEG in Kiev.

On November 27, Thursday, at 10am through 2pm the Foundation for Effective Governance is organizing an open discussion “Regional development as a way to increase national competitiveness”, at the conference hall of the National Academy for Public Administration, Office of the President of Ukraine.

Donetsk. 9 October. Regional economic development project starts today in Donetsk Oblast. Donetsk Regional Council, Donetsk Regional State Administration, the Foundation for Effective Governance and the leading international consultancy Monitor Group have signed a tripartite cooperation agreement this day.

Kiev. 7 October. Lviv City Council, the Foundation for Effective Governance and the leading international consultancy Monitor Group have signed a tripartite cooperation agreement. The document will serve as the framework for the parties to launch Lviv economic development project.

Kyiv. October, 1. In October the Foundation for Effective Governance is launching economic development projects in Donetsk Oblast and the City of Lviv. Donetsk Oblast has been selected as the site for a regional economic development project, and the city of Lviv will be the site for a city development project.

Kyiv, September 30. Market participants and independent organizations look forward to the implementation of the Law on Joint Stock Companies adopted by the Verkhovna Rada on September 17. This was stated at the press conference organized by the Foundation for Effective Governance.

Kyiv. July, 16. Being one of the poorest regions in Ukraine, due to a number of strengths, however, Zakarpattya was ranked 3rd (behind Kyiv City and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast) in the competitiveness ranking of the 12 regions and 57th in the global index, behind the Republic of Cyprus and Kazakhstan and ahead of Turkey and Russia.

Kyiv. July, 14. Khmelnitsky Oblast was ranked the 5th among 12 regions of Ukraine (behind Kyiv City, Dnipropetrovsk, Zakarpattya and Lviv Oblasts); it was ranked the 69th in the global index behind Costa-Rica and ahead of Brazil

Kyiv. 14 July. Vinnytsya Region was ranked the 10th among 12 Ukrainian regions covered by Ukraine's Competitiveness Index and the 82nd in the Global Competitiveness Index, behind Romania and ahead of Argentina

Poltava. 14 July. Poltava Region was ranked 8th among the 12 Ukrainian regions covered by Ukraine's Competitiveness Report and 78th in the Global Competitiveness Index after Brazil and Egypt and ahead of the Philippines and Romania.