Ukraine's PM: IMF Aid Accord Within Reach

Ukraine and a team from the International Monetary Fund could reach an agreement on further financial aid for the country's war-battered economy in the next 48 hours, even though talks are proving tough, its prime minister said Wednesday. The ex-Soviet republic, which is on the brink of bankruptcy after a year of political upheaval and war, is in talks with a visiting IMF team that it hopes will lead to a bigger, longer-term funding plan than its current $17 billion program. Prime...

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