Crisis Oekraïne - Rusland #188 Cameron stuurt troepen

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Ukraine Risks Losing IMF Support for Aid If War Escalates

(Bloomberg) -- Ukraine risks losing support from IMF member countries for a proposed $17.5 billion bailout if the conflict in the former Soviet republic continues to escalate, according to two people familiar with the matter.

The new four-year loan program is awaiting approval by the International Monetary Fund’s executive board, which represents the lender’s 188 member nations. Getting the panel’s consent will become more challenging if pro-Russia rebels continue their advance and seize territory such as the strategic port city of Mariupol, one of the people said.

A second person said that while a worsening conflict would complicate approval, IMF country representatives are likely to maintain their support unless an open conflict with Russia breaks out affecting the majority of Ukraine. Both people asked not to be identified because the matter is confidential.

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Insight: West's offer to rebuild Ukraine faces reality check

(Reuters) - Western powers are preparing what they say may be their most potent weapon against Moscow's interference in Ukraine - a multi billion dollar aid package to rebuild a near-bankrupt state and realize the European dream cherished by many Ukrainians.

There is just one problem: foreign governments and international financing institutions are not willing to pour money into a dysfunctional state. Only this week the businessman brought in by the new authorities to clean up the tax service was himself suspended pending a corruption inquiry.

Donors say the former Soviet republic, crippled by war and corruption, is unable or unwilling even to identify how many roads, power plants and schools its 45 million people need, let alone meet new European standards for farms and factories.

"There's strong resistance because many people in various ways benefited from the old, inefficient and largely corrupt system," said Kalman Mizsei, the head of the EU's advisory mission to Ukraine.

Ukraine is one of the world's most corrupt places, ranking as 142 out of 175 in Transparency International's corruption perception index. By some estimates, the shadow economy accounts for up to 60 percent of economic output.

In a telling remark as he suspended tax chief Ihor Bilous on Tuesday, Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk complained that while the agency's honesty improved after the Maidan protests ousted the old regime it had gone back to working "like it always did".

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Op donderdag 26 februari 2015 16:54 schreef icecreamfarmer_NL het volgende:

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Even ter vergelijking Rusland staat op plek 136 amper beter dan Oekraïne.
Niet dat er niet een hoop moet veranderen in Oekraïne maar toch.

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Op donderdag 26 februari 2015 16:57 schreef 99.999 het volgende:

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Mooi dat het verhaal dat de revolutie begon omdat shell graag schaliegas wil winnen ook uit de lucht is.