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Ukraine C.Bank says enables payment of gas debt

Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:09am EST

KIEV, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Ukraine's central bank has taken measures to ensure payment of Kiev's arrears for Russian gas, the bank said on Tuesday.

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"The central bank has taken the required measures to enable Naftogaz to complete payments for imported gas," the bank said in a statement.

An official order made public earlier said the Ukrainian government had authorised state energy company Naftogaz to borrow $2 billion from state banks to settle all arrears as talks on 2009 gas supplies proceeded in Moscow. (Reporting by Natalya Zinets, writing by Ron Popeski; editing by Christian Lowe)

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