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World Bank to give Ukraine $530 million in additional aid amid Russian invasion

Russia-Ukraine War: The aid is supported by the United Kingdom ($500 million) and the Kingdom of Denmark ($30 million), the World Bank said in a statement.

Published on: Oct 1, 2022, 10:17:34 IST
Reuters
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The World Bank has said it will provide an additional $530 million in support to Ukraine, bringing the total aid by the bank to $13 billion, as Russia's invasion of the country continues.

Russia-Ukraine War: The World Bank Group headquarters in Washington, DC. (Bloomberg)
Russia-Ukraine War: The World Bank Group headquarters in Washington, DC. (Bloomberg)

The aid is supported by the United Kingdom ($500 million) and the Kingdom of Denmark ($30 million), the World Bank said in a statement.

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Of the total aid of $13 billion to Ukraine to date, $11 billion has been fully disbursed, the bank added.

The World Bank's most recent analysis puts the total long-term cost of reconstruction and recovery in Ukraine over the next three years at well over $100 billion, said Arup Banerji, World Bank Regional Country Director for Eastern Europe.