KYIV, Jan 4 – Ukraine's Economic Development and Trade Ministry attracted $953.2 million of international technical assistance, which is 50% more than in 2017.

"These funds will be spent on the implementation of 264 new projects that are included in the medium-term Government Action Plan," the ministry's press service reported on its Facebook page on Thursday evening.

The press service also said that the ministry was able to attract $675 million from organizations of the UN system for the period 2018-2022.