Billions in aid for Ukraine at donor conference

Several billion in aid for Ukraine has been pledged by leaders at a donor conference in London. London’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveiled several support measures, including an additional $3 billion in guarantees to free loans from the World Bank. These include pledges of £20 million (about €23 million) to improve access to the World Bank’s Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, which provides political risk cover for projects.