World Bank planning to give support worth $1.5bn to Ukraine
by Richard Partington Economics correspondent from on (#5Y3B1)
Funds will help to pay hospital workers and pensions, and continue social programmes for the vulnerable
The World Bank is planning financial support to Ukraine worth $1.5bn (1.2bn) to help keep critical services running as the country fights a fresh assault by Russia in Vladimir Putin's ongoing war.
The bank said the funds would be used to support the continuation of key government services, including wages for hospital workers, pensions for elderly people, and social programmes for vulnerable people.
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