纾困乌克兰尚缺150亿美元
The International Monetary fund has identified a $15bn shortfall in its bailout for war-torn Ukraine and warned western governments the gap will need to be filled within weeks to avoid financial collapse.
国际货币基金组织(IMF)认为，要想为饱受战火摧残的乌克兰纾困，还需150亿美元资金。该组织警告西方国家政府，这一资金缺口必须在几周内补上，才能让乌克兰避免财政崩溃。
The IMF’s calculations lay bare the perilous state of Ukraine’s economy and hint at the financial burden of propping up Kiev as it battles Russian-backed separatist rebels in its eastern regions.
IMF的估算暴露了乌克兰经济的险恶局面，并间接显示出乌克兰在与东部分裂分子叛军作战的同时，维持政府运转所需的财政负担。The additional cash needed would come on top of the $17bn IMF rescue announced in April and due to last until 2016. Senior western officials involved in the talks said there is only tepid support for such a sizeable increase at a time Kiev has dragged its feet over the economic and administrative reforms required by the programme.
这些乌克兰急需的额外资金并不属于今年4月IMF公布的170亿美元援助计划之列，这一援助计划会持续到2016年。参与磋商的资深西方官员表示，由于乌克兰在经济和政府改革方面一拖再拖，对于增加如此规模的资金援助，只有少数国家表示支持。
“It’s not going to be easy,” said one official involved in the talks. “There’s not that much money out there.”
一位参与磋商的官员表示：“这事并不容易。现有资金没那么多。”People briefed on the IMF warning said the fiscal gap has opened up because of a 7 per cent contraction in Ukraine’s gross domestic product and a collapse in exports to Russia, the country’s biggest trading partner, leading to massive capital outflows and a rundown in central bank reserves.
了解IMF这一警告的知情人士表示，出现这一财政缺口，一方面是由于乌克兰国内生产总值(GDP)萎缩了7%，另一方面则是由于乌克兰对其最大贸易伙伴俄罗斯的出口急剧下跌，从而导致资金大量外流及央行外汇储备减少。The breakaway regions of the east accounted for nearly 16 per cent of Ukraine’s economic output before the start of hostilities.
在开战之前，东部分离地区的经济产出占到乌克兰经济总产出的近16%。Without additional aid, Kiev would have to massively slash its budget or be forced to default on its sovereign debt obligations. Since the bailout programme began in April, Ukraine has received $8.2bn in funding from the IMF and other international creditors.
如果得不到额外援助，乌克兰政府将不得不大规模削减预算，或被迫对主权债务违约。自今年4月纾困计划开始以来，乌克兰政府已收到IMF及其他国际债权人发放的82亿美元资金。
