Seeking to plug a 15 billion dollar funding gap, Ukraine has said it will begin crucial talks with its creditors on how to restructure the conflict-torn country’s debt on Friday.<br /><br /> The move comes as part of the high-stakes IMF loan deal struck on Wednesday which promises up to 17.5 billion euros over the next four years.<br /><br /> The IMF stipulates that talks must end by June in order to access a 5 billion dollar tranche from the fund. The government has already acted to initiate various cost cutting reforms in order to receive the first 5 billion euros by the end of the week.<br /><br /> The Prime Minister said that all decisions taken by the government were supported by Parliament and signed off by the President as well as their western partners.<br /><br /> The decisions included pension reforms, gas price hikes and amendments to the 2015 state budget.<br /><br /> With an economy in dire straits the money is needed to keep the country afloat, but most of the loan will be heading straight out the door, as this analyst e
