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The World Bank Helps Bring Warmth to the Residents of Kyiv
The new heating system at Kyiv's National Taras Shevchenko Museum helps Ukraine preserve the manuscripts, artwork, and photographs of its most famous poet.
The museum's heating equipment was modernized thanks to World Bank funding, resulting in more reliable and consistent heat which is essential for preservation purposes, while reducing energy consumption...more
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The World Bank Helps Ukraine Implement Reforms with Lasting Impact
The most acute social problem in Ukraine continues to be poverty, which remains at alarmingly high levels. Even though the number of citizens below the poverty line decreased from 29.4 percent in 1999 to 25.6 in 2002, this drop is not all that remarkable when one takes into account the high rate of economic growth in the country during the same period.
"We seek to create a basis for economic growth and to avoid a financial crisis," explains the Bank's Mark Davis. "These reforms are an irreversible process; no one can come in and undo what Ukraine has been able to do with the aid of the World Bank."...more |
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