Poroshenko tried to convince Merkel to consider "additional mechanisms" to support the economy of Ukraine

The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has held a phone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, urging her to consider additional financial mechanisms for the maintenance of the macroeconomic situation in Ukraine.
"The sides discussed the situation in Ukraine. The head of Ukraine tried to convince to consider additional financial mechanisms for the maintenance of the macroeconomic situation, and for energy security of the EU and Ukraine ", - reported in the report on the Internet office of the Ukrainian President.



remember, first Finance Minister of Ukraine Natalie Jaresko said that credit and financial assistance in the amount of $ 40 billion, which the Western countries promised to provide Ukraine, will be sufficient to stabilize its economy, but not enough to return the country to real growth. At the end of March Jaresko said that the West must provide Ukraine with additional financial assistance except for a package of 40 billion dollars, because the country is bankrupt will cost more. According to the information received, the IMF, the forecast of development of economy of Ukraine in 2015 reduced to minus 9%, inflation at the end of the year will be 46%. As said on may 28, former Minister of the parish of funds and duties of Ukraine Oleksandr Klymenko, the total debt of Ukraine, then there is country, business to external creditors is slightly more than 126 billion dollars." in terms of every Ukrainian, including the elderly and children, owes external creditors 993 dollar, " added the former Minister. Recall, Ukraine in fact is on the verge of default. From the report of the IMF "global financial stability", it follows that the second banks of Ukraine for the risk of loan defaults after Nigeria. The head of the National Bank of Ukraine Valeria Gontareva has recognized that the economy of her country had reached the bottom.


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