World Bank says will provide up to $2 billion to Ukraine in 2015

12/02/2015 - 20:11

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank said on Thursday it would provide Ukraine with up to $2 billion (1.3 billion pounds) in support in 2015, with assistance focussed on aiding the poor, supporting reforms and fighting corruption.

The World Bank said the financing would be part of a package from the international community. "It is vital that Ukraine undertakes comprehensive reforms quickly," World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said in a statement.

(Reporting by Emily Stephenson; Editing by Susan Heavey)