Over the next week, Ukraine will attract a 6-month loan from Deutsche Bank of up to $350 million

Over the next week, Ukraine will attract a 6-month loan from Deutsche Bank of up to $350 million, the Cabinet of Ministers resolved yesterday. The move to take a bridge loan indicates that the government only expects to get a second tranche from last summer’s IMF agreement by the end of May. The IMF tranche is to be for $700 million. The Cabinet’s resolution authorizes a loan at LIBOR + 5.75%, or almost 6%. By contrast, at the Finance Ministry’s weekly auction on Tuesday, investors bought $138.5 million worth of 1-year government dollar bonds at 3.8%.