Ukraine has received first tranche of $5 billion from IMF - central bank


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  • Friday, 13 Mar 2015

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine has received a first tranche of $5 billion (3.36 billion pounds) from the International Monetary Fund under a new four-year financing package worth a total of $17.5 billion, a central bank spokesman said on Friday.

The IMF loan is expected to unlock further credits from other donors. Including debt talks with Kiev's bondholders, the total package of assistance for the country should be $40 billion, the IMF has said.

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