Ukraine to receive second tranche of over 550 mln euros from EIB soon - PM

MOSCOW. Sept 30 (Interfax) - The second tranche of more than 550 million euros from the European Investment Bank (EIB) will be disbursed to Ukraine soon, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said.

"We held a meeting with EIB Vice President Teresa Czerwinska and the bank's team. We discussed enhancing cooperation and assistance for Ukraine. I thanked [the bank] for allocating 1.59 billion euros. The first tranche was received earlier this month. As Mrs. Czerwinska has said, the second tranche of more than 550 million euros will arrive at the Ukrainian government's request in the near future," Ukrainian media quoted Shmyhal as saying.