Ukraine IMF deal 'close' - Sikorski

Radosław Sikorski, Poland's foreign minister said after a visit to Ukraine that a bailout deal with the IMF is “close” if Ukraine tackles corruption and enacts urgent reforms.

 

“It seems that the deal between Ukraine and the IMF is close at hand,” Sikorski told AP after a visit to Ukraine. The interim government in Kiev is currently negotiating a $20 billion bailout package with the IMF.

 

After talks with interim Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Minister Sikorski said, “I hope he will be able to explain to the people what an enormous challenge but also an enormous opportunity Ukraine’s return to cooperation with the IMF is.”