Ukraine gets $4.6bn in foreign aid in Aug

Kiev, Aug 31 (IANS) Ukraine received $4.6 billion in international aid in August, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said.Ukraine is expected to get $1.5 billion in grant aid from the US in September, and macro-financial assistance from the European Union in September or early October, Xinhua news agency quoted Marchenko as saying.On June 24, the European Commission announced plans to issue up to 9 billion euros in loans to support Ukraine under a new exceptional Macro-Financial Assistance program.In August, Ukraine received 1 billion euros of the aid package in two tranches.Since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war on February 24, Ukraine has received $17 billion in aid from its partners, according to the Finance Ministry.
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