Start

Official development assistance (ODA) is widely studied for its impact on recipient countries, but its effects on donor countries remain underexplored.

Lena Dräger, Research Director of the Monetary Macroeconomics Group at IfW Kiel, comments on the expected decision by the Federal Reserve in the US to leave its policy rate unchanged:

Aid flows to Ukraine shifted significantly in March and April 2025. While the United States allocated no new aid during this period, European countries increased their support. As a result, Europe has, for the first time since June 2022, surpassed the U.S. in total military aid, totaling EUR 72 billion compared to EUR 65 billion from the U.S. However, the increase has not been evenly distributed across Europe. Countries such as the Nordics and the United Kingdom have markedly stepped up their aid, while others, such as Germany, have maintained more moderate levels. These are among the key findings from the latest update of the Ukraine Support Tracker, which includes data through April 2025.