Economists: financial assistance USA will not help Ukraine to defend default

The provision of U.S. financial assistance to Ukraine will not help the country defend default, to rescue the economy, Kiev you need to get from 30 to more than 100 billion dollars, according to respondents Last news professionals.

first, the Agency is referring to the U.S. Treasury announced That North America have the opportunity to provide Ukraine with an additional credit guarantees in the amount of 1 billion us dollars in the first part of 2015. Given the announced before the financial aid, Washington will give Kiev credit guarantee for a total amount of 2 billion dollars. As underlined by the Agency, assistance will be provided under the condition That the economic reforms in Ukraine will be continued.

According to Deputy Director of the Institute of CIS countries Vladimir Jarigina, Ukraine Might be able to get the money, " but this amount is much less than that required Ukraine to defend default "." Rather, it is a political gesture than a real economic aid, " said Fins news specialist.

Deputy Director of the Centre for Ukrainian studies and Belorussii MSU Bogdan Bezpalko also confident That the financial assistance of the United States will not help Kiev." Even if they were given a billion dollars money, then it will not save it. One of Russia on loan should be $ 3 billion, and if Russia currently will require the money be returned under the terms of the agreement, Ukraine will have the default ", - he said.

Bezpalko also said That " the amount necessary for the salvation of the Ukrainian economy can vary from 30 to more than 100 billion dollars, which must be provided immediately." With regard to reservations about the reforms, then it is also of great importance, because it will always be possible to refuse the money, guarantees, based on the fact That Ukraine is not performed in this case, we need rules. Now the performance of any conditions on Ukraine - from the realm of fantasy, because the state is in a state of anarchy. So to carry out reforms in the country, when there is a civil war, in practice it is impossible ", - said the expert.

Now Ukraine is in a difficult political crisis, which affects its economy and the public sector, in fact the country is on the verge of default. According to the head of the national Bank of Ukraine Valeria Gontareva, last year the country's GDP decreased by 7, 5%, inflation was 21%, the hryvnia depreciated by half. Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk said That in 2015, the country faces the challenge to survive, it will be difficult to absolutely all social strata.


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