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Norway Sends $78.5 Million to Keep Ukraine’s Public Salaries Paid
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Norway will allocate about $78 million (750 million kroner) in additional economic assistance to support Ukraine.
The measure was confirmed by Norwegian Minister of International Development Åsmund Aukrust in an interview with VG on October 14.
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According to the minister, the funds will help finance the salaries of public sector workers, social payments, and infrastructure restoration.
The funding will be directed to the World Bank’s SPUR 2 support program for Ukraine. The Norwegian contribution will allow an increase in the volume of credit funds available to Ukraine.
The mechanism provides that Norway supplies initial funding, while the World Bank uses its lending capacity to raise funds on financial markets, which are subsequently provided to Ukraine as loans.
“The war is fought on the front line, but it is also fought every day—by ensuring the functioning of society, guaranteeing that children can go to school, and that nurses treating the wounded receive their salary,” Aukrust said.
In late September, Norway pledged nearly $12 million to help trace and return deported Ukrainian children, unlawfully detained civilians, and prisoners of war.
The funding was directed through UNICEF and the International Committee of the Red Cross to support tracing, rehabilitation, and reintegration efforts.
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