IMF board approves $15.6 billion loan for war-torn Ukraine

IMF approves $15.6bn Ukraine loan

The International Monetary Fund said its executive board approved a four-year $15.6bn loan program for Ukraine, part of a global $115bn package to support the country's economy as it battles Russia's 13-month-old invasion.

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IMF approves $23 billion loan to war-torn Ukraine

The IMF will lend Ukraine $A23.3 billion - the first major conventional financing program the fund has approved for a country involved in a large-scale war.

IMF approves $23 billion loan to war-torn Ukraine

The IMF will lend Ukraine $A23.3 billion - the first major conventional financing program the fund has approved for a country involved in a large-scale war.

Part of an international aid package: IMF approves billions of euros in loan program for Ukraine

For the first time, the International Monetary Fund is lending to a country at war: it wants to make 15.6 billion dollars available to Ukraine. There are already plans for the period following the Russian invasion.

IMF board approves $15.6bn Ukraine loan package

Loan is part of a broader $115bn international support package to help the country meet urgent funding needs.