Contents tagged with Ukraine's debt

  • S&P: Ukraine to pay $20 billion of state debt by 2020

    According to the assessment of experts from Standar & Poor’s, Ukraine must pay $20 billion of state debt by 2020.

    The agency notes that the large payments of the principal debt and interest on it in 2017-2020, amounting to more than $20 billion (nearly 21% of the GDP in 2017) is the primary negative rating factor for Ukraine.

    “We expect Ukraine to completely fulfill its short-term obligations regarding sovereign debt in 2017 ($2.7 billion) and in 2018 ($3.9 billion), taking into account the …