IMF Agrees to $17.5 Billion Bailout for Ukraine

The International Monetary Fund has agreed on a new $17.5 billion bailout deal for Ukraine to help stabilize the country's finances. The four-year deal could include as much as $40 billion in funding when combined with money from other lenders, IMF chief Christine Lagarde said. Ukraine's cash-strapped government struggled for financial help even before a nearly year-long conflict began along its eastern border with Russia. Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Thursday the...

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