The founder and the head of the Open Society Foundations George Soros said in an interview to the edition that may invest a billion dollars into the local economy.

the magazine drew a parallel between Soros and the founder of Microsoft bill gates, who invested billions of dollars in the development of Africa. The Standard question about what would Soros become a role model, but for Ukraine, he replied: "I'm ready ".

"There is a real investment ideas, for example, (attachments) in agriculture or infrastructure projects. I'd invested a billion dollars ", - said Soros.

Ukraine is currently housed in a serious political crisis that affects the economy and the public sector, in fact the country was on the brink of default. Authorities nourish the hope of improving the situation of foreign borrowing.

The Board of Directors of the international monetary Fund blessed the four-year program of financial assistance to Ukraine in the amount of 17, 5 billion. One of the key conditions of the IMF to provide credit enhancement in the country of tariffs for gas and heat for residents to market levels.

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