Ukraine receives $3.9 billion grant from the US - Shmyhal

Ukraine receives $3.9 billion grant from the US - Shmyhal

Kyiv  •  UNN

August 5 2024, 08:50 AM • 17263 views

Ukraine received the first tranche of direct budget support from the United States in 2024. The funds will help finance priority budget expenditures, including salaries for teachers, doctors and rescuers, and social benefits.

Ukraine has received a $3.9 billion grant from the United States through the World Bank, the first tranche of direct budget support from the United States in 2024. The funds will help finance, among other things, public sector salaries and social benefits, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Monday, UNN reports.

Ukraine has received a $3.9 billion grant from the United States through the World Bank. These funds will help finance priority budget expenditures such as salaries for teachers, doctors and rescuers, and social benefits

- Shmyhal wrote on Telegram.

According to him, this is the first tranche of direct budget support from the United States in 2024. "In total, Ukraine will receive $7.8 billion in direct budgetary assistance from the United States this year, which will allow us to confidently go through this financial period," the Prime Minister said.

And I thanked the United States and the World Bank "for the high level of attention and support that strengthens our resilience in countering barbaric Russian aggression."

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