TOKYO, July 17 — Japan is making the final arrangement to loan US$3.3 billion to Ukraine using interest from frozen Russian assets, about 6 per cent of the Group of Seven’s (G7) total US$50 billion package, the Kyodo news agency reported on Wednesday citing diplomatic sources.
The breakdown of the loan package, where the United States and European Union each lend US$20 billion and Japan, Britain and Canada lend a combined US$10 billon, is set to be approved at a G7 meeting on the sidelines of a G20 finance leaders' meeting in Brazil later this month, Kyodo said. — Reuters