IMF Managing Director met with President Poroshenko in Davos

IMF Managing Director met with President Poroshenko in Davos on Wednesday evening to discuss the Stand-By Arrangement approved last month by the IMF Executive Board and Ukraine’s reform progress. In one unscripted move, the IMF pulled the post-meeting statement from its website. Lagarde’s comment evidently was seen as too partisan, coming three months before the Presidential vote: “I reiterated that the IMF stands ready to continue to support Ukraine, along with other international partners, in its reform efforts under President Poroshenko’s leadership.”