Ukraine signs $800 mln worth of loan agreements with WB, Japan

12:25, 25.07.2015 1 min read

Ukraine has signed loan agreements with the World Bank (WB) and Japan for $500 million and $300 million, respectively, Ukrainian Minister of Economic Development and Trade Aivaras Abromavicius said.

"One year on, the $500 million loan (agreement) with the WB and the $300 million from Japan have finally been signed. For budgetary needs," the minister wrote on Twitter on Friday.

He expressed gratitude to the WB, the Japanese government and Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko and her team, as well as the Ukrainian parliament and Cabinet.