International monetary Fund (IMF) has again tried to persuade Ukraine to reach agreement with its private creditors to settle debts, said the press service of the Fund for the meeting of commissioners of Ukraine and the division of creditors with the assistance of the IMF.
"Fund agitates Ukraine and its creditors to continue efforts to reach agreement, which would be consistent with fiscal and debt targets of the programme of economic reforms of the authorities (Ukraine), supported by the IMF, "? leads RIA "Novosti" the press release of the Fund.
at the meeting of commissioners of Ukraine and creditors discussed "the challenges of debt management and medium-term macroeconomic framework of the program supported by the Foundation," explained the IMF, without giving Details. The previous meeting between Ukraine and creditors took place on 30 June. The creditors ' Committee of Ukraine said that he would insist on changing the terms of the agreement of the Ukrainian government and the IMF on debt restructuring fifteen, $ 3 billion taking into account the wishes of the Department. According to the information of creditors and their offers promise Ukraine in the future, more investment and allow Earlier return to the capital market. The creditors ' Committee headed by Fund Franklin Templeton unites holders 8, 9 billion dollars of debt. Reaching agreements with private creditors ? one of the conditions for continued provision of assistance from the IMF on 17, 5 billion dollars funds and other international lenders. On Wednesday, the Deputy head of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Dmitry Sologub stated that Kiev has fulfilled in practice all the requirements of the international monetary Fund (IMF) to continue lending. As reported by the print edition OPINION, before the signature of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko was presented with a draft law on ratification of the Memorandum, according to which the EU will give Kiev more 1, 8 billion euros in credit. Previously, the Agency Bloomberg referring to the Deputy Director of the IMF David Lipton reported about the fact that financial support for the economy of Ukraine will be continued even in case of failure of negotiations of the Ukrainian government with private creditors. Ukraine cannot afford to pay for servicing the debt accumulated for three several years, said on Thursday the Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk. At the meeting with the authorized business circles of Ukraine, the head of the government said that At this time, the total state dog is about 70 billion dollars, 40 billion ? external debt. The Ukrainian government intended to restructure a portion of the loan at 22-23 billion, including money from private lenders. Here Yatsenyuk considers as the debt to Russia on Eurobonds for $ 3 billion.

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