Press Release: Council approves financial support and trade measures for Ukraine / IMF approves $17bn Ukraine bailout package

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Series Details PRES/14/229 (14.04.14)
Publication Date 14/04/2014
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On 14 April 2014, the Council of the European Union approved two key measures amongst a package of proposals aimed at providing economic and financial support to Ukraine.

It adopted a decision providing up to €1bn in macro-financial assistance to Ukraine to support its economic stabilisation and its structural reform agenda, supplementing resources made available under a financial arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

It also adopted a regulation granting unilateral trade preferences to Ukraine, providing for the temporary reduction or elimination of customs duties in accordance with a schedule of concessions set out in an annex to the EU-Ukraine association agreement.

On the 30 April 2014, the IMF approved a $17.1bn bailout for Ukraine to help the country's beleaguered economy.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/EN/foraff/142198.pdf
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