International creditors agreed to write off a small part of the Ukrainian debt after Kiev ceased to request cancellation of a larger proportion, the media says. According to sources, the wall Street Journal, "in the protracted negotiations between Ukraine and its main investors holding its debt obligations, it finally is warming," reports the news Agency. "according to the 2 individuals close to the negotiations, after for many months, the situation was in respect of the deadlock, a group of creditors that state, affected by the conflict, made it clear that they are ready to easing Ukrainian debt to accelerate the process of debt restructuring ", - reported in the publication." Ukraine and its creditors over a period of months was not able to reach agreement on the issue of debt bonds in the amount of 19 billion dollars, the Price of which fell because of fears that the country will not have the ability to pay, " - said in the message. As shown by one of the newspaper's sources, " Ukraine not so long ago signaled that to achieve consensus it is ready to accept the write-off is not such a large part of the debt, As she had expected before." As noted, first of Kiev suggested many times private creditors to write off 40% of the face value of sovereign bonds. Dialogues with Ukraine conducts the creditors ' Committee, of which investment funds T. Rowe Price, TCW Group, BTG Pactual and Franklin Templeton. On Thursday Deputy Minister of Finance of Ukraine on issues of European integration Artem Shevelev said that the possible decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on the moratorium on payments on commercial debt will be tied to the date of repayment of five hundred million dollars by the body's debt in Eurobonds by the end of September 2015.
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