EBRD ready to give EUR 120mn for Chernobyl
According to him, in general, the Bank plans to allocate 25% of the funds, which will be collected by other donors. "The bank plans to supplement the amount of funds that will be collected by donors. For example, donors will reach 480 million euros, the bank is ready to give 120 million euros," the vice-president emphasized.
Reichenbach added that "the bank is willing to grant 120 million euros in any case". "If the donors exceed the amount and collect more, the bank is ready to exceed its plans," he continued.
The EBRD official added that the final size of the fee the Bank will approve at the 2011 EBRD Annual Meeting in May in Astana, Kazakhstan.
He recalled that the lack of funds to implement projects at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is estimated at 740 million euros; Kazinform cites Ukrinform.
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