Economics
Ukraine’s IMF-Led Bailout Plan Opens Path for Restructuring
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Ukraine’s international bailout and cease-fire agreement are paving the way for the government to start debt-restructuring talks with creditors.
The aid package includes $17.5 billion from the International Monetary Fund, about $9 billion from other multinational lenders and foreign governments and some $13 billion from Ukrainian “debt operations,” Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko said in an interview on Thursday. The amount gained from creditor negotiations may reach $15 billion, she said in an e-mailed statement to Bloomberg on Friday.