World Bank's Malpass: Bill for rebuilding Ukraine rising, not detecting donor fatigue

Reuters

Published Dec 01, 2022 03:39PM ET

Updated Dec 01, 2022 06:07PM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - World Bank President David Malpass on Thursday said the expected cost for rebuilding Ukraine will go up "quite a bit" from the roughly $350 billion estimated earlier this year, given Russia's targeting of Ukraine's electricity grid and other infrastructure.

He told the Reuters NEXT conference that he did not detect any "donor fatigue" in the international community despite the huge cost of the war, but there was "gigantic frustration" with Russia for continuing the war.