After Zelensky's speech, the World Bank decided to provide Ukraine with $4.8 billion/Office of the President
President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke to the World Bank on April 21. After that, they announced that they would provide Ukraine with $4.8 billion in aid.
One minute of Zelensky's speech brought the country about $400 million. This was stated at a briefing by Deputy Head of the Office of the President Andrei Sibiga, Channel 24 reports.Sibiga noted that another important area of the president's activity is attracting macro-financial assistance for the Ukrainian economy and supporting citizens.
A specific example is the president's speech at a special session of the World Bank. The result is $4.8 billion in aid for Ukraine,” the Deputy Head of the Presidential Office noted.
He summed up that Zelensky’s speech lasted 13 minutes. This means that every minute of the president's speech brings the state an average of $400 million.
Briefly about Zelensky's speech to the World Bank
- On April 21, the President addressed the World Bank. He named 5 steps that Ukraine needs now. Among them are the support of our state, the exclusion of Russia from all international financial institutions, a special tax on war, etc.
- He also said that due to the lack of Ukrainian food in the world, the beginning of the crisis is already felt. A recent report by the UN World Food Program estimated that rising food prices in 2022 would lead to about 47 million people going hungry in 81 countries.
- World Bank President David Malpass noted that a rough estimate , the physical damage to Ukraine from the war already reaches almost 60 billion dollars. So far, this is an early estimate of “narrow” losses, not covering economic costs.
- The day after Zelensky's speech, the World Bank announced that it would provide $4.8 billion for Ukraine's reconstruction.
