Ukraine will receive from international lenders in may for about $ 5 billion, said on Thursday Arseniy Yatseniuk, appointed by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the Prime Minister. " in may we receive the 1st tranche of the IMF loan in the amount of $ 3 billion, one billion from North America and up to one billion from the EU ", - are resulted in the message of the press-service of the Cabinet of Ministers, as posted on its Internet representation, words Yatsenyuk. He said that part of these funds will go to the gold and foreign currency reserves of the National Bank of Ukraine, of the other part - on stabilization of the macroeconomic situation in Ukraine, and also that, " in order to pay wages and pensions ". On Wednesday, the Board of governors of the IMF blesed the allocation to Ukraine of a stand-by credit in volume 17, 01 billion. They say that the 1st tranche will amount to 3, 19 billion dollars and will be ready for payment without delay. Along with this, the managing Director of the Foundation Christine Lagarde said that punishment because of their position in Ukraine have the opportunity to be dangerous. Before the IMF mission recommended to grant Ukraine a loan in the amount of 17 billion dollars on the background of the forecast on GDP In the current year by 5%. In exchange for cash assistance Kyiv obliged to provide greater flexibility of the hryvnia, gradually increase the tariffs of housing and communal services, to carry out pension reforms and reduce public spending.
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