The FINANCIAL — The World Bank is ready to boost the co-operation with Ukraine, the press service of Vice Prime Minister for European Integration Hryhorii Nemyria said.
In the frames of the official visit to the United States, Nemyria held the meeting with the executive director of the World Bank Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
The sides discussed the condition and prospects of cooperation between Ukraine and the bank.
Okonjo-Iweala welcomed the progress in the relations with the World Bank and expressed her readiness to boost the co-operation.
At the meeting, Nemyria informed her about the efforts of the Cabinet of Ministers to overcome the consequences of the global financial turmoil.
The sides also discussed the co-operation between Ukrainian and other international institutions, in particular, the International Monetary Fund.
The vice prime minister informed Okonjo-Iweala about the agreements reached during the IMF's mission in Kyiv and expressed his hope that soon, Ukrainian will obtain the second tranche of the stand-by loan from the Fund.
As Ukrainian News earlier reported, on April 21, Nemyria left on official visit for Washington, the United States.
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