Disbursement of a new €1 billion European Commission loan to Ukraine depends on Ukraine reaching an agreement with the IMF and on implementation of anti-corruption measures, European Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis said Friday at the loan signing ceremony in Kyiv. Later, in a joint interview with Reuters and Interfax, he predicted the first €500 million tranche would be disbursed before the end of this year. Since 2014, the EU has disbursed a total of €2.8 billion in macro financial aid to Ukraine.
Disbursement of a new
