Ukraine Could Ask IMF for Up to $2Bln for Gas

VIENNA — Rising prices for gas imports from Russia may push Ukraine to draw its International Monetary Fund loan down faster to protect its foreign exchange reserves, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said on Wednesday. He was speaking after a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday failed to secure agreement to lower gas prices that will ratchet up sharply from current levels toward […]