For Ukraine, IMF delivers a gift with strings

Ben Bradford Dec 25, 2018
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For Ukraine, IMF delivers a gift with strings

Ben Bradford Dec 25, 2018
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You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen. How about the International Monetary Fund? The global financial lender is about to deliver to Ukraine the first installment of almost $4 billion in low-interest loans approved last week. It’s a complicated Christmas present, and there are conditions attached.

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