The World Bank will allocate billions to Ukraine: what the funds will be used for

Meeting of Ukrainian and World Bank representatives

According to Мінфін: Serhiy Marchenko, Ukraine's Minister of Finance, and Antonella Bassani, Vice President of the World Bank for Europe and Central Asia, held a meeting in Kyiv during which they discussed funding issues for the state budget for the next year.

Serhiy Marchenko emphasized the need for support to ensure budget expenditures in the first quarter of 2026 and discussed possible ways to attract the necessary funds through World Bank mechanisms. According to data from 2022, Ukraine received about $61.4 billion in aid from international partners.

Olga Zykova, World Bank Ukraine

During the meeting, Serhiy Marchenko and Antonella Bassani discussed the plan to attract funding for the Ukrainian state budget for the next year. The Minister of Finance of Ukraine emphasized the importance of this support to ensure financing in the first months of 2026 and highlighted the role of the World Bank in this process.