EBRD invests EUR 460 mln in economy of Ukraine
2010-10-26 17:17:53
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) invested 460 million euros of loans in the economy of Ukraine, EBRD Principal Adviser in Ukraine Anton Usov told reporters on Monday. In his words, the lion's share of the above-mentioned funds was invested in the agricultural sector, including the growing, processing and packing of foods."The EBRD is ready to invest in such projects in the future," Usov stressed.According to the expert, the EBRD is ready to grand loans to Ukraine's private companies. The bank plans to finance the projects, in which 35 percent will be invested by the EBRD and the remaining 65 percent by other investors.Earlier, the EBRD said about the intention to invest about one billion euros in the economy of Ukraine before the end of 2010.