The country's failure to properly implement policies due to corruption, made it difficult for the World Bank to carry out projects in Ukraine.
Current projects in Ukraine have also provided a focus on improving basic public services, which include water and sanitation, health, and social protection.
In addition, the World Bank continues to promote the development of public infrastructure such as the power transmission networks and roads.
[10] The development strategy includes goals aiming to provide fiscal consolidation, a moving flexible exchange rate, reforming energy tariffs, as well as enhancing transparency of public procurement.
[10] In 2014, the World Bank aligned $5.5 billion in two Development Policy Loan series,[9] with seven new investment options aimed to bolster the private sector.
Since late 2014 the World Bank has begun multiple projects in Ukraine aimed at improving roads, highways, municipal structures, waste management, and ultimately allowing Ukrainian markets to open up abroad.
The cities of Ukraine all face problems with decades-old irrigation system that was inefficient in its use of energy as well as problematic in its dealing with waste.
[11] The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) gave Ukraine a $140 million loan, to assist it to deal with the decaying water and sewage pipelines, by replacing the older pumps with new efficient systems.
[14] There has been a great deal of demand for the improvement of roads from private businesses to allow for the transportation of goods, the World Bank's involvement in safety improvement has also been an answer to the demands of many private businesses, particularity farmers who previously were limited in their capacity to transport goods.
However, the conflict in Crimea and Eastern Ukraine has resulted in the prevention of the completion of this project, as well as changes in planning [17] World Bank Group