Poland asked the IMF 20 billion U.S. dollars.

SyuzhetyAntikrizisnye loans MVF14.04.2009Bosniya asked about the IMF kreditePolsha asked the International Monetary Fund about opening a credit line of $ 20 billion dollars to increase foreign exchange reserves and curb the possible speculative attacks on national currencies, reported AFP, citing Minister of Finance Jan Rostov.
According to Rostov, the measure is not an "emergency", and the funds will not be used in the budget. Instead, billions of the IMF will be kept in the accounts of the Polish Securities and used in case an opportunity arise in the future.
Managing Director of IMF, Dominique Strauss-Kahn authorities approved the move in Poland. He said that such a tool should be used by those economies that have demonstrated good performance, despite the global economic krizis.VVP Poland, on the basis of 2008 grew by 4.8 percent, significantly better than in most countries of Eastern Europe. For example, Estonia and Latvia by the end of the year have shown negative dynamics of the GDP.
Eastern European States were the most active applicants assistance from the IMF due to the fact that the region is stronger than the others affected by the global crisis. The IMF has provided loans of Romania, Ukraine, Hungary, Latvia and Serbia, for a total of about $ 80 billion.