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PM notes reduction of Ukrainian foreign debt by US$5 milliard within last 15 months
29.07.2015 11:13 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
The current Government has reduced the Ukraine’s external debt by US$5 milliard - from 73 to 68 milliard, Government Portal says referring to the Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk report made at a board meeting of the Ukrainian Finance Ministry on Mon, 27 Jul.
As to the report, he reminded that Ukraine attracted US$4.6 milliard of external loans.
«All this money bypassed the State budget. We paid off the debts that we hadn’t incurred.»
Reportedly, the PM noted that the Government cannot spend this money either on the national security and defense, or the social benefits.
«These funds are used to settle financial problems so that Ukraine would not repeat the scenario that took place in Greece. It means fiscal, budget and financial stabilization,» he said.
Economic growth, he underlined, can be achieved at the expense of the rest of the funds - in particular, from the World Bank, the European Investment Bank. In total, Ukraine received US$1 milliard of help, US$400 million - on the energy efficiency program.
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