$15.6 billion IMF package for Ukraine

The International Monetary Fund and Ukraine have agreed to terms that pave the way for a huge relief package. It’s designed to prop up the government’s intense military spending and the blows Russian forces have dealt to the economy. New rules crafted by the IMF allow the international financier to steer funds to countries suffering from “exceptionally high uncertainty.” The World’s Marco Werman talks to Jeromin Zettlemeyer, former deputy chief economist at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development about this loan.

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