External debt threatens the security of Ukraine

Canada is close to that to cross a critical threshold size of external debt. This was stated by chairman of the parliamentary Committee on National Security and Defense Anatoliy Gritsenko, in an interview with "The phrase". "The current level of external debt - is a real threat to national security of Ukraine. We can get into a situation where only the interest payments on the loan will need to give 15% of the annual budget, not counting the very body of credit" - said Gritsenko. Moreover, in his opinion, the International Monetary Fund as a lender of Ukraine did not care about reform in the country. "Their interest - to return the loan with interest. The Foundation is not interested in improving social standards in Ukraine, fighting corruption, creating jobs and so on. And the government (of President Viktor) Yanukovich did not demonstrate the quality of the new economic policy and, even more than the previous one, sat down the needle of foreign loans, "- said the head of the parliamentary committee. It was reported that in January-February, the national debt of Ukraine has increased by 3.12%, to 445.739 billion USD. According to the Ministry of Finance, the increase in debt was mainly due to an increase in foreign exchange rates against the hryvnia, a Eurobond issue in 2010 in the amount of $ 100 million and the bond issue in 2011 in the amount of 1.5 billion dollars Ministry of Industry