Kiev (AFP) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde on Sunday heaped praise on Ukraine’s reform efforts in a visit to Kiev following a deal to restructure the country’s debt burden.”I’m extremely encouraged by the progress that you have been achieving (over) the past few months,” Lagarde said at a press conference alongside Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.”As I told you in a previous discussion, Ukraine has surprised the world.”Lagarde added a few words of caution, though, saying, “This is not the end of the road. You started the journey… reform is a process.” On August 27, four commercial lenders …read more
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