OREANDA-NEWS. February 24, 2012. It is important to improve the investment attractiveness of the Kyiv region to improve people’s welfare, President Viktor Yanukovych stressed at a meeting to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Kyiv region.

The President praised the region’s government initiative to support 50 regional investment projects. "Achieving the investment projects’ results announced: USD4 billion in investments and 35,000 new jobs, will be one of the main evaluation criteria of the leadership of the region," Viktor Yanukovych said.

The President also said that the Kyiv region should be well prepared, along with the capital, to properly welcome Euro 2012 guests. "Kyiv region’s executive and local authorities must timely and efficiently complete the projects to build hotels, tourist and transport infrastructure," he said.