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How much financial support does Ukraine need?

As Ukraine’s political transition progresses, attention has turned to the urgent need for external assistance in order to avoid a balance of payments crisis and possibly even a default on its external debt. There are two key points to note. First, financial support needs to be made available quickly and, second, it needs to be large, perhaps in the order of $20-25bn.

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