The possible failure of the Verkhovna Rada on Thursday of laws to restructure the state debt of Ukraine may threaten lending program for the country's international monetary Fund, said the Minister of Finance Natalia Jaresko.
The Cabinet approved the provisional rules for the restructuring of the external public debt of Ukraine, which were made on the results of talks in Kiev with the creditors ' Committee. According to these agreements, Kiev will write off 20% of the nominal debt - 3, 6 billion of the 18 billion dollars. Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk have said before, that to complete the legal procedures of restructuring the Parliament is obliged to adopt a package of relevant laws.
"If tomorrow (Thursday - ed.), the Verkhovna Rada will not accept this decision, what opportunities for additional credit resources - they will be under threat," said Jaresko.
The Minister expressed hope that the Verkhovna Rada on Thursday will vote for the bills on restructuring." God forbid that tomorrow, the Verkhovna Rada adopted the laws, " Jaresko said.
in her expressions, the adoption of these draft laws is beneficial both for Ukraine and for its creditors. As the Minister said, in the case of the adoption of draft laws, the Cabinet of Ministers on the first day of the week may consider the exchange of old bonds for fresh as part of the restructuring of the Ukrainian debt.
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