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Ukraine's roads benefit from Russian loan

Ukraine's state road company Ukravtodor will boost road repairs and upgrades with a loan from the Russian Sberbank.
February 28, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Ukraine's state road company 2780 UkrAvTodor will boost road repairs and upgrades with a loan from the Russian 3280 Sberbank. Worth US$376 million (?261.82 million) the loan will be used to improve key links in the country. High on the priority list of repairs and upgrades will be roads required for the Euro-2012 football event. The Ukrainian Government is the guarantor for the loan although the financial terms have not been released.

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