Minister of Finance Sergii Marchenko and World Bank Regional Country Director for Eastern Europe (Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine) Arup Banerji have signed an agreement on a $4.5 billion grant to Ukraine, Ukraine’s Ministry of Finance reported on Nov. 24. The grant funds are to be provided by the United States and allocated to the Multi-Donor Trust Fund as the third additional financing under the project "Public Expenditures for Administrative Capacity Endurance in Ukraine”. Also, World Bank allocates additional $4.5 billion for government wages and welfare payments in Ukraine "We’re grateful to the government of the United States of America and...