Further conflict, debt dispute pose high risk to Ukraine recovery - IMF


  • World
  • Wednesday, 05 Aug 2015

KIEV(Reuters) - Further separatist conflict and the possibility of protracted debt restructuring talks still pose "exceptionally high" risks to Ukraine's efforts to restore its financial stability, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday.

In a report by IMF staff released after the fund's first review of a $17.5 billion (11.23 billion pounds) loan programme, the IMF said the violent pro-Russian uprising in Ukraine's eastern territories was one of the greatest threats to the country's economy.

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