( ) -q-25- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “two-percent this year.” The International Monetary Fund says it expects the U.S. to continue playing its key role in amassing multinational support that has helped keep Ukraine’s economy afloat during Russia’s invasion. [CutID: <Cuts> IMF-US-UKRAINE-house-q-THUam.mp3 Time: 25s Title: IMF-US-UKRAINE-house-q-THUam Out-cue: two-percent this year] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. […]
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IMF expects continuing US support for Ukraine despite Congress dropping aid
( ) -q-25- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “two-percent this year.”
The International Monetary Fund says it expects the U.S. to continue playing its key role in amassing multinational support that has helped keep Ukraine’s economy afloat during Russia’s invasion.
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Out-cue: two-percent this year]
TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Thanks in part to foreign help, Ukraine has been able to reduce inflation and keep paying pensions and civil servant salaries.
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VERBATIM: That’s despite Congress recently passing a short-term funding package that averted a U.S. government shutdown but dropped $6 billion in aid to Ukraine. IMF officials say announcement from U.S. President Joe Biden of his commitment to supporting Ukraine is still the baseline assumption. The IMF also says Ukraine’s economy is showing “remarkable resilience” and should grow as much as 2% this year.