All Ukrainian lenders need to prepare for the debts of Ukraine will be restructured on equal terms, with the exception of loans to international monetary Fund, the issue of payments which can be solved under special conditions, said the ex-Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation Michael Kasyanov.
Ukraine's Parliament on Tuesday passed the government law that allows you to suspend payments on restructured their external debt obligations. This document will be valid until 1 July 2016, but he is Not yet signed by the President.
review Kasyanov, adopted by the Parliament law Is a step of trust on the Ukrainian government to give it a flexible range of options And the ability to conduct open dialogues with different creditors on restructuring its foreign debt. And in this case, Ukraine should Not violate the principle of equal treatment of creditors, and the creditors of equal treatment of the debtor country.
"They are required to treat Ukraine as equally to the debtor, with the understanding that Ukraine has serious problems, And the government of the debtor country is going, And willing to commit the necessary measures in order to remedy the situation. This is often confirmed by various analyses And reports of the international monetary Fund ", - said Kasyanov Last news . Based on these analyses, the creditors accept the conclusion about easing the debt burden, in what form It will be a matter of negotiation, he said.
"I think because of the necessity of conducting such negotiations, the Parliament And decides upon giving the government the freedom," - said the expert. Thus, lenders must understand that in such situations there are No special conditions of the preference provisions, he added.
"When the country asked for help from the international community - and This was something all lenders must be roughly in the same position - This is a condition of any restructuring - No one able to come out as better than another. This will be the main principle, And It shall be the obligation of the government of Ukraine - Not to violate the principle of equal treatment of its creditors ", - noted Kasyanov. Under the special rules have the possibility to get only debts to international financial institutions, he added.
"Do not fall or fall Under special rules only debts to the international monetary Fund And the world Bank - They are Not subject to restructuring, because after all It's creditors, shall we say, of last resort. They were the first to give money And They always get them, all other creditors follow the recommendations, which produces the international monetary Fund to restructure or to reduce the debt burden, " explained Kasyanov. It is the IMF evaluates the macroeconomics of the country And its ability to pay, he said.
"This integrated approach And attempts by anyone - of any country or any organization, Corporation - bargain, to summon themselves to some of the best rules is never welcome, but more than that - repressed
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