The United States became the largest donor of Ukraine in the international technical assistance projects in H1 2017, financing 104 projects by $1.5 billion, Ukraine's Economic Development and Trade Ministry has reported.

The ministry said on its website that in January-June 2017, a total of 415 projects for $5.32 billion were being implemented in Ukraine under the international technical assistance program.

Since early 2017 cooperation with international donors slightly grew year-over-year, while the number of the projects fell by 57. The country started cooperating with new donors – Norway and Poland, the ministry said.

The largest donors were also the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development - $671.1 million for 39 projects, the European Union - $326.5 million for 139 projects. Another $206.9 million was injected to 26 projects by Germany, $150.3 million to 20 projects by Canada and $20.9 million to seven projects by Japan, according to the ministry.

The he largest amounts of financing were earmarked to national security and defense - 21%, nuclear safety - 21%, management and civil society - 13%.

According to the ministry, from the beginning of 2017 some 68 projects worth $137 million were completed. A total of 31 projects for $ 86 million were launched during this period.