KIEV, July 5 - The World Bank will decide whether to grant a $500 million credit to Ukraine under the Second Development Policy Loan (DPL-2) within the coming week, the Ukrainian Finance Ministry reported, referring to the outcome of a meeting between Ukrainian First Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Mykola Azarov and World Bank Country Director for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova Paul Bermingham.

"I'll hold consultations with the management in Washington, and the World Bank will give Ukraine an answer not later than in a week," the ministry quoted Bermingham as saying.