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Ukraine appeals to G20 for more aid
LONDON - Ukraine needs greater financial aid from the world's biggest economies, Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko says, warning against "fatigue and cynicism" in the international community. "I did ask the British Government as I've asked others in the G7 and the broader G20 to continue and increase the support for Ukraine," Ms Jaresko said in a speech to the Chatham House think tank. The minister said Ukraine needed more humanitarian aid and defensive military equipment, as well as requesting that sanctions against Russia be upheld. The International Monetary Fund and the West have pledged a bailout totalling $US40billion ($F80b) for Ukraine, which is fighting a war with pro-Russian separatists in the east. Ms Jaresko said she also hoped to begin next week formal negotiations with sovereign bond holders — a group that included Russia — to restructure its debt by May as stipulated in the IMF agreement. The IMF estimates that Ukraine's debt-to-GDP ratio will hit 94 per cent this year before declining to 71 per cent by 2020.
LONDON - Ukraine needs greater financial aid from the world's biggest economies, Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko says, warning against "fatigue and cynicism" in the international community. "I did ask the British Government as I've asked others in the G7 and the broader G20 to continue and increase the support for Ukraine," Ms Jaresko said in a speech to the Chatham House think tank. The minister said Ukraine needed more humanitarian aid and defensive military equipment, as well as requesting that sanctions against Russia be upheld. The International Monetary Fund and the West have pledged a bailout totalling $US40billion ($F80b) for Ukraine, which is fighting a war with pro-Russian separatists in the east. Ms Jaresko said she also hoped to begin next week formal negotiations with sovereign bond holders — a group that included Russia — to restructure its debt by May as stipulated in the IMF agreement. The IMF estimates that Ukraine's debt-to-GDP ratio will hit 94 per cent this year before declining to 71 per cent by 2020.
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