01705cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF016457 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513508825 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. European Dept. Status of Ukraine's Eurobond Held By the Russian Federation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015. 1 online resource (3 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper discusses the status of Ukraine's Eurobond held by the Russian Federation. The bond was acquired by Russia's National Wealth Fund (NWF) pursuant to a decision by the Russian Government to provide assistance to Ukraine. In public statements at the time the bond was issued, Russia's Finance Minister, Mr. Siluanov, explained that assistance was being provided via the NWF because the funds had not been appropriated in the federal budget, ruling out a direct intergovernmental credit. The IMF staff is of the view that the Eurobond is an official claim for the purposes of the IMF's policy on arrears to official bilateral creditors. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2015/344 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2015/344/002.2015.issue-344-en.xml IMF e-Library