The United States on April 11 urged the international community to contribute more to Ukraine's economic rescue, stressing the "immediate" need to fund a huge IMF program for Kyiv. "The United States is bolstering the IMF program through a complementary aid package, which includes a $1 billion loan guarantee and additional technical assistance," Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said in a statement to the IMF.
Agence France-Presse: US prods world’s nations, institutions for Ukraine aid
The IMF board will review the Ukraine financing plan, which requires tough reforms and a austerity measures on the part of the government, at the end of April or beginning of May.
