Officials from the International Monetary Fund are visiting Ukraine Tuesday for talks on its $17 billion aid program — a key step towards bringing more funds to the cash-strapped country.
The visit coincides with a so-called “Day of Silence,” when both Ukrainian forces and rebels have pledged to observe an effective truce on the front line of the conflict, which has killed more than 4,300 people and nearly bankrupted the country.
The International Monetary Fund program agreed in April to shore up the ex-Soviet state’s severely depleted foreign currency reserves and to support its economy, which was blighted by years of corruption …read more
Source: Voice of America
