KIEV – Ukraine and its creditors sharpened their knives for a decisive battle Friday after direct negotiations failed to reach a workable solution for keeping the ex-Soviet country from hurtling into default.The war-torn country and its biggest commercial lenders ended their second day of meetings at the Franklin Templeton investment giant’s headquarters near San Francisco by issuing a two-sentence statement that served up more questions than answers. …read more
Source: AsiaOne
