Ukraine will receive $ 40 billion from international donors over 4 years

The total amount of financial assistance to be provided to Ukraine for 4 years, will be about $ 40 billion, including $ 17.5 billion for the new program of the International Monetary Fund. This is stated in a statement the IMF.

"This is a new four-year agreement will support the immediate economic stabilization in Ukraine, as well as a number of bold political reforms aimed at restoring sustainable growth in the medium term and improved living standards for the Ukrainian people," - said the Managing Director of the Fund, Christine Lagarde.

As noted at the press conference in Kiev, the head of the IMF mission in Ukraine Nikolay Georgiev, the amount of financial support to 40 billion outlines the needs of Ukraine for 4 years in order to increase international reserves of the National Bank of Ukraine and perform other financial obligations of the country. "This figure is forecast for the next four years, and this amount will be funded from three sources," - he said.

According to him, the first source - IMF program, which is the financial support of the reform program Ukrainian governments. The second - a large-scale bilateral and multilateral support from the official international community. "This includes, for example, the mission of the United States and other bilateral donors, as well as support from other international financial institutions - the World Bank, the EBRD and the European Investment Bank", - he said. The third source of financing for the head of the IMF mission in Ukraine named support to the private sector. "This support can be provided after consultation with the leadership of the government," - he said.

Finance Minister Natalia Yaresko recalled that the IMF has identified a four-year program for Ukraine to the amount of funding $ 17.5 billion. "Some of our partners have announced amounts only to this or next year. They do not say what will be the support for four years. For example, the Americans announced $ 2 billion, we expect them this year. The European Union - 2.2 billion euros, we are also waiting for them this year ... A number of bilateral declarations have been made by Canada, Germany, Poland, Norway, there is added the EBRD, European Investment Bank, the World Bank . They bill for one year. In addition to this we have a third component that comes out of our consultations on debt transactions, and then you specific amount I still can not give, because these consultations, we have not had, "- she said.