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Ukraine pushes for loans to meet shortfall

By Roman Olearchyk in Kiev

Published: February 8 2009 18:28 | Last updated: February 8 2009 18:28

Ukraine has appealed for emergency loans from the world’s richest countries to help support its economy, which has been battered by the global financial crisis.

Yulia Tymoshenko, prime minister of Ukraine, said her government had sent letters to the US, Russia, China, Japan and the European Union asking for loans to fill a shortfall in budget revenues for this year.

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