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Ukraine closes 2025 funding gap, eyes 2026 stability

Ukraine's external financing needs for 2025 have been fully secured, Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko said on April 24.

25 April 2025, 10:25 AM

Global oil prices to dip 15 percent in 2025, says IMF

The International Monetary Fund forecasts that oil prices will average $66.9 per barrel in 2025 and drop to $62.4 in 2026, according to its April 2025 World Economic Outlook report.

22 April 2025, 05:00 PM

IMF flags Trump tariffs as global growth threat

The International Monetary Fund sees the new tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump as a serious threat to the global economy, said IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva in a statement, according to Ukrinform.

4 April 2025, 10:16 AM

Ukraine misses reform benchmarks under IMF program, risks EU aid delay

Ukraine failed to meet a key structural benchmark required for the seventh review of the IMF program and has already missed deadlines for three benchmarks under the upcoming eighth review, RRR4U consortium said at their online conference on March 29.

1 April 2025, 02:09 PM

EFF program milestone unlocks $400 million in IMF funding

The International Monetary Fund’s executive board has approved the seventh review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program, paving the way for Ukraine to receive a new tranche of about $400 million.

29 March 2025, 01:15 AM

One in four revenue strategy goals missed, finance committee head says

The Ministry of Finance’s 2024 National Revenue Strategy (NRS) report, published this week, shows 21 of its 85 planned tasks remain incomplete, a failure rate of roughly one in four, Danil Getmantsev, head of the parliamentary Finance, Tax, and Customs Policy Committee, reported on Telegram on March 13.

14 March 2025, 12:18 PM

IMF cuts Ukraine’s 2025 growth forecast amid rising inflation

Despite a three-year full-scale war, Ukraine’s economy is holding steady, though GDP growth will dip due to inflation hitting 12.9%, the International Monetary Fund reported on March 1.

1 March 2025, 06:48 PM

Ukraine faces lower 2025 forecasts from IMF, banks

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) downgraded its 2025 economic growth forecast for Ukraine by 0.5 percentage points to 2-3%, news agency Interfax-Ukraine reported on Feb. 28.

1 March 2025, 01:06 PM

IMF: Ukraine must steer clear of wasteful projects that fuel corruption

Ukraine needs to avoid inefficient public investments, known as "white elephants," in order to make the most of its limited resources, IMF Resident Representative Priscilla Tofano said at the Resilience, Reconstruction and Relief for Ukraine (RRR4U) meeting in Kyiv, Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported on Jan. 31.

31 January 2025, 01:27 PM

Putin frets over war-hit economy, hints at declaring ‘goals achieved’

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has acknowledged the pressure the war in Ukraine places on Russia’s economy. The strain has sparked discussions about the need for a ceasefire through negotiations, five anonymous sources told Reuters.

23 January 2025, 04:02 PM

Can Ukraine’s war end in 2025? Inside Zelenskyy’s strategy — BBC analysis

Ukraine’s war has reached a turning point. Russian occupation forces are advancing at their fastest pace since the full-scale invasion began, while the unpredictable Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House.

2 January 2025, 12:05 PM

Russia may hope to conclude Ukraine talks by May 9 – Sky News

The aggressor state, Russia, might aim to conclude negotiations over Ukraine by May 9, according to Sky News journalist Ivor Bennett on Jan. 1.

1 January 2025, 05:25 PM

IMF support for Ukraine reaches nearly $10 billion

Ukraine has received the seventh tranche of $1.1 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under the four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program, the Finance Ministry reported on Dec. 23.

23 December 2024, 01:15 PM

IMF: War with Russia could last until mid-2026

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) updated its baseline scenario, predicting the war initiated by Russia against Ukraine will end by late 2025, with a negative scenario extending to mid-2026. The forecast was published as part of the sixth review under the IMF's Extended Fund Facility.

22 December 2024, 02:47 PM

Ukraine to receive $1.1 billion from IMF — PM Shmyhal

Kyiv will receive another tranche from the International Monetary Fund, amounting to $1.1 billion, Ukrainian PM Denys Shmyhal announced on Dec. 20.

21 December 2024, 12:25 AM

Ukraine secures $20 billion loan from U.S. under G7 aid plan

The Ukrainian government has approved the terms of a conditional agreement with the U.S. Federal Financing Bank (FFB) for a 40-year loan of up to $20 billion, as part of the previously agreed G7 initiative to allocate $50 billion to Ukraine using revenue from frozen Russian assets, according to a Cabinet of Ministers resolution dated Dec. 6.

10 December 2024, 05:38 AM

Supporting Ukraine now outweighs fallout if Russia wins

It is more cost-effective for Kyiv's allies to provide funding to Ukraine now and prevent it from losing the war than to invest in their own additional defense and deal with refugees if Russia succeeds, IMF permanent representative in Ukraine Priscilla Toffano said, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported on Nov. 22.

22 November 2024, 01:33 PM

IMF confirms Ukraine’s 2024 GDP growth, adjusts forecast for next year

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Ukraine's GDP to grow by 4% in 2024, followed by a slowdown to 2.5-3.5% next year, according to its report on the results of the sixth review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program released on Nov. 19.

20 November 2024, 02:30 PM

Ukraine completes conditions for IMF EFF program: $1.1-bln tranche expected

Ukraine met the IMF's Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program's structural benchmarks and all quantitative performance criteria necessary for the sixth review, Vladyslav Rashkovan, IMF Executive Director’s Alternate for Ukraine said, Interfax reported.

13 November 2024, 11:06 AM

IMF warns Ukraine’s profit tax on banks risks financial stability

A 50% corporate profit tax on bank profits for the second year in a row contradicts the nature of a windfall profits tax, Trevor Lessard, the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Deputy Division Chief for Ukraine, said in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine in Washington published on Nov. 4.

4 November 2024, 09:27 AM

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