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UkrInform: IMF calls on Ukraine to set market prices for gas

Published May 18, 2018 at 10:39 am

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The IMF stresses the need to adjust the price of natural gas for the Ukrainian population in accordance with market conditions, with the mandatory condition of full protection for low-income households.

Director of the IMF Communications Department Gerry Rice said this at a briefing in Washington, on May 17, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.