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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

Ukraine receives additional $1.1 billion tranche from IMF

Ukraine's state budget received a $1.1 billion tranche from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) following the successful fifth review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program, Finance Ministry wrote on Oct. 23.

23 October 2024, 02:31 PM

IMF drastically lowers Ukraine’s current account deficit forecast

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Ukraine's current account deficit to increase from 5.4% of GDP in 2023 to 8.1% in 2024 and 14.3% in 2025, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Oct. 23.

23 October 2024, 10:15 AM

IMF outlines $32B in additional financing for Ukraine, anticipates war's end by late 2025

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) baseline scenario assumes an end to the war in Ukraine in late 2025, according to its fifth review of the Extended Fund Facility program, released on Oct. 18.

22 October 2024, 09:33 AM

No energy tariff hike planned — Finance Ministry

The updated memorandum from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) following the fifth review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program does not require Ukraine to increase energy tariffs, Finance Ministry said in a statement on Oct. 21.

21 October 2024, 11:52 PM

Ukraine to receive four IMF tranches in 2025 instead of two

Ukraine will receive more than $2.6 billion in four tranches from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) next year, according to the IMF's updated Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies with Ukraine as part of the fifth review of the loan program published on Oct. 18.

21 October 2024, 10:35 AM

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