KIEV, Nov. 24 ??“ Foreign investment in the economy of Kiev region from January through September was $223 million, 3.2 times more than the same period of 2005, the head of the Kiev regional state administration, Vera Ulianchenko, said in Kiev on Thursday.

She said that growth in foreign investment into the economy of the region is evidence of the improvement in the investment attractiveness of the region. Leaseholders are being offered to take part in serious investment projects.