Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko and US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink have signed an agreement regarding deferral payments on state debt. Source: Ministry of Finance of Ukraine Details: Marchenko said that signing this agreement will allow for reducing the debt burden on the state budget of Ukraine and redirecting funds that were supposed to be paid for debt repayment and servicing towards the needs of the social and humanitarian sectors.
Ukraine will receive a $1.5 billion loan through the World Bank under its "Growth Foundations" Development Policy Loan (DPL) program, Ukraine's Finance Ministry announced on March 26.
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Based on the newly signed agreement, Ukraine's state budget should receive 4.5 billion euros ($4.9 billion) in transitional financing in March and the remaining 1.5 billion euros ($1.6 billion) in April "after the European Commission evaluates the completed indicators."
Ukraine's Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko has issued remarks with regard to the European Parliament approving a €50 billion package of macro-financial assistance for Ukraine. Source: European Pravda, with reference to Ukraine's Finance Ministry on Facebook Details: "We are hoping to receive the first tranche of €4.