KIEV, Sept. 20 – Ukraine’s Ministry for Housing and Utilities Economy plans to raise a $140-million loan from the World Bank under its Municipal Infrastructure Development project, the head of the ministry's department for international ties and coordination of technical assistance Oleg Khusnutdinov said at a press conference in Kiev on Thursday.

The project will help resolve issues concerning water supply, wastewater and utilization of hard household waste in 24 Ukrainian cities.