With the next IMF review due May 15, three weeks after the expected second round of the presidential election, a new IMF report warns politicians of the economic dangers of ‘populism.’ Passing marks on that review would bring Ukraine $1.3 billion in IMF loans. Yulia Tymoshenko, the top candidate in opinion polls leading up to the March 31 vote, promises voters she would break with the IMF program and end the independence of the central bank.
With the next IMF review due May 15, three weeks after the expected second round of the presidential election, a new IMF report warns politicians of the economic dangers of ‘populism.’
