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Speaking to the BBC here on Tuesday, Anna Bjerde, the global lender's managing director for operations, said that in the immediate term, the war-torn nation needs $14 billion from international donors to get through this year.Bjer
Speaking to the BBC here on Tuesday, Anna Bjerde, the global lender's managing director for operations, said that in the immediate term, the war-torn nation needs $14 billion from international donors to get through this year.Bjer
A senior World Bank official has admitted that the Ukrainian economy will need external help for many years to come as it has witnessed a significant decline since Russia launched its ongoing war last February.Speaking to the BBC here on ...
Last year the country's economy shrank 29% to just over $140bn (£109bn).
Our reporterjonathanjosephs has been speaking to the world bank's anna bjerde, who explained the immediate priority for this year is to secure $14 billion dollars for essential government services and urgent reconstruction. we would like to see continued support to ukraine for the essential social expenditures which we consider so important to maintain human development. by social expenditures, you mean things that governments have to pay. pensions, social safety nets, teachersalaries, medical services to the population. secondly, we want to see priority investments in areas such as infrastruc...