The amount of financial aid that the West allocates Ukraine, looks cynicism, said the ex-Minister of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Volodymyr Ogryzko. About it informs.
His indignation politician explained by the fact that in comparison with the volume of loans, which some time ago has received from the European Union, Greece, financial advances for Ukraine look small.
"When we are struggling today for $15 billion, it is some crazy money, and I compare it with what was provided to Greece during its financial issues, When given 100-150 billion euros, is somewhere on the verge of a certain cynicism," said the former Minister.
first Minister of Finance of Ukraine Natalie Jaresko said grateful to the EU for financial assistance, but would like more." She also said that by 2016 Ukraine wants to achieve economic improvement. To stabilize the economy this year is not an easy task because of the fighting in the East of Ukraine and severe humanitarian of the fall, added Yaresko. In her expression, because of their position in the East, the country has lost about 20% of the economic output, were in the Donbass, and the costs of conducting special operations comprise five million euros daily.
The IMF has opened for Ukraine's two-year loan program 17, $ 1 billion. Of this amount, 4, 6 billion Kyiv received in 2014, the remaining funds must be allocated in 2015. Cash assistance Kiev was also provided by the world Bank, the European Bank for restoration and development, the European investment Bank and some countries. In General in 2014, Ukraine received financial assistance amounting to about 9 billion dollars.
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