Ukraine has received a CAD2 billion loan from Canada, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on social media site X on Wednesday evening.
“Ukraine has received CAD2 billion from Canada. Vital funds for our resilience… This is a significant investment in global security and peace,” the head of the Ukrainian government said.
“Canada is a reliable partner of Ukraine that supports us in difficult times. Today we have received USD 1.5 billion from Canada. Since February 2022, budgetary assistance has reached USD $5.1 billion,” wrote Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko.
Shmyhal and Marchenko thanked the people and government of Canada for their support of Ukraine.
The Ministry of Finance clarified that the financial assistance was received under the third supplemental agreement, which is a continuation of the original agreement signed on August 8, 2022. The additional loan is provided for a period of 10 years, with an interest rate of 1.5% per annum. The grace period is 4.5 years from the date of disbursement.
As reported, on Wednesday, the state budget of Ukraine received the first tranche of EUR 4.5 billion from the EU under the Ukraine Facility program, while before that, all external revenues amounted to only $1.2 billion since the beginning of the year.
According to the National Bank’s forecasts, Ukraine may receive external financing worth $10 billion or even more between mid-March and the end of April, against the $37.3 billion required in the state budget for the whole year.
