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October 12, 2011October 12, 2011

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Gross domestic productGross domestic product

6 regions6 regions accounted for accounted for 49.3%49.3% GDP of Ukraine GDP of Ukraine

5 regions5 regions accounted for accounted for52.5%52.5% GDP of Ukraine GDP of Ukraine

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IndustryIndustry

The share of production is increasingly The share of production is increasingly concentrated in five traditionally industrial regionsconcentrated in five traditionally industrial regions

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On the local level the development is On the local level the development is concentrated around big cities concentrated around big cities

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Regional dispRegional disparitiearitiess

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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

unemployment rate

revenues of local budgets without transfers per capita

direct foreign investments per capita

investments into the fixed capital per capita

GDP per capita

average monthly salaries

trend line

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Coordination schemeCoordination scheme

coordinating coordinating inter-governmental inter-governmental

commission on commission on regional developmentregional development

Ministry of Economic Ministry of Economic Development and Development and Trade of UkraineTrade of Ukraine

Ministry Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Agriculture and Food

of Ukraineof Ukraine

Ministry Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry of Energy and Coal Industry

of Ukraineof Ukraine

Ministry Ministry of Health of Ukraineof Health of Ukraine

Ministry Ministry of Education, Youth of Education, Youth

and Sports of Ukraineand Sports of Ukraine

Ministry Ministry of Environment of Environment

and Natural Resources and Natural Resources of Ukraineof Ukraine

Ministry Ministry of Social Policy of Social Policy

of Ukraineof Ukraine

Ministry of Finance Ministry of Finance of Ukraineof Ukraine

Ministry of InfrastructureMinistry of Infrastructure of of Ukraine Ukraine

Ministry Ministry of Regional Development, of Regional Development,

ConstructionConstruction,,Housing and Communal Housing and Communal

Services of UkraineServices of Ukraine

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FUNCTIONS OF FUNCTIONS OF COORDINATION COUNCILCOORDINATION COUNCIL

assessment of impact of sectoral policies assessment of impact of sectoral policies on regional developmenton regional development

coordination of sectoral policies in coordination of sectoral policies in programming for regional developmentprogramming for regional development

proposals to the Government and local proposals to the Government and local authorities to improve policies for regional authorities to improve policies for regional developmentdevelopment

proposals for the government to adjust proposals for the government to adjust sectoral policiessectoral policies