The World Bank will provide a loan for almost half a billion dollars. This is stated in a press release following the negotiations of the President of the WB David Melpass with the Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky, reports Lenta.ru
According to the Bank’s statement, Melpass was told during the conversation, which provides for approval of the Board of Directors an additional loan Kiev.
He also noted that this loan increases through the guarantees of bilateral partners, such as the Netherlands and Sweden, which makes it possible to bring its total volume to almost $ 500 million.
In addition, the President of the WB is working to provide additional assistance to Ukraine in the amount of 200 million dollars by the end of March of this year.