প্রকাশ: 25/10/2022
The World Bank said
on Monday it had disbursed an additional $500 million to help Ukraine meet
urgent spending needs created by Russia's February 24 invasion and the
ongoing war.
The financing by the International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development, the bank's main lending arm, was supported by $500 million in
loan guarantees from Britain that were announced on September 30, the bank
said.
It comes on the eve of a recovery conference taking place in
Berlin on Tuesday, where national leaders, development experts and CEOs will
discuss how to rebuild Ukraine after Russia's invasion, now entering its ninth
month.
"The Russian invasion continues to cause massive
destruction of Ukraine's infrastructure – including water, sanitation, and
electricity networks – just as winter is approaching, further endangering
Ukrainian people," World Bank Group President David Malpass said in a
statement.
"The new portion of financing disbursed today will be
used to maintain essential government services. We stand firmly to support the
Ukrainian people as they face this unparalleled crisis."
The World Bank has mobilized a total of $13 billion in
emergency financing for Ukraine, of which $11.4 billion has been fully
disbursed.
Russia's invasion caused over $97 billion in direct damages
to Ukraine through June 1, but it could cost nearly $350 billion to rebuild the
country, the World Bank, Ukrainian government and the European Commission said
in a report released in September.
Moscow has called its actions a special military operation
to rid its neighbor of extremists.
- Reuters
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