“Norway Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said he was planning to spend $ 8.5 billion. to help Ukrainewhich would be largely consistent with the contribution of this country this year, “reports Bloomberg.
The agency specifies that Norway has undertaken to allocate 85 billion crowns as part of a long -term government assistance program for war -covered country. Store will still need the support of parliamentarians for the plan for next year.
“Norway financial support for Ukraine in 2025 will be continued in 2026” STORE told journalists on Monday during a visit to Kiev.
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The Labor Party, headed by the Norway Prime Minister, rules independently and needs the support of other parties to pass the law in parliament. In the polls before the parliamentary elections, which will take place on September 8, this party leads, but the result is too even to predict the final decision.
As Bloomberg notes, according to the data of the Institute of World Economy in Kiel Norway is among the ten largest donors of help for Ukraine on its economy. The exporter of oil and gas benefited from increased demand on the part of Europe after how many countries have broken or limited imports from Russia.
What connects Ukraine and Norway?
Economic relations between Norway and Ukraine are versatile and dynamically developing. They include Intensive freight trade (fish, weapons, vehicles, raw materials), commercial spaces based on FTA EFTA -Ukraine, extensive energy cooperation and investments in green reconstruction, support of the private sector and SMEs by funds such as Norfund and Norad.
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In addition, there is institutional presence and structures supporting economic partnerships, direct budget and humanitarian support on the part of Norway.
