The NBU expects that Ukraine’s international aid will decrease. The National Bank anticipates that Ukraine will continue to receive significant external financial support, particularly in 2025, but the amount will gradually diminish as the country’s economic... #EFFprogram #financialaidforUkraine #imf #nbu #RussianAssetsProfits #UkraineBudget2025 #UkraineBudgetDeficit
The war’s cost: State debt has surged by 100% in three years, but default was avoided. Since the onset of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine’s state debt has risen by 156% (+₴4.25T) in hryvnia and by 78% (+$72.7B) in foreign currency, according to Danylo Hetmantsev, chair... #DanyloHetmantsev #DefaultUkraine #EFFprogram #GDPinUkraine #UkraineEconomy #UkraineStateDebt
Why did the IMF improve its economic forecast, and what are the key areas for Ukraine’s GDP growth? An IMF team has improved its economic growth forecast for Ukraine this year from 3% to 4%, as the Ukrainian economy has performed better than expected in the previous two quarters, IMF spokeswoman Jul... #EFFprogram #GDPinUkraine #imf #JulieKozack #SerhiyMarchenko #UkraineEconomy
Ukraine has already received $100B in external financing and has completed all tasks to receive a new tranche from the IMF. Before the sixth review of the EFF’s (Extended Fund Facility) extended financing program, Ukraine had fulfilled all structural beacons by the end of October and all quantitative performance crit... #EBA #EFFprogram #imf #IMFStructuralBeacons #LoanForUkraine #SupportUkraine
The IMF Board has completed the fifth EFF review for Ukraine and will allocate $1.1B, an IMF statement says. Experts note that the Ukraine’s economy remains stable, and the implementation of the EFF program is high, despite difficult conditions. Ukrainian authorities met all quan... #EFFprogram #imf #IMFStructuralBeacons #IMFtranches #ReformsinUkraine
Where will Ukraine spend the $2.2B tranche recently received from the IMF? This is part of the funds provided by the $16B Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said this will help the government finance critical budget expenditures, social assist... #DenysShmyhal #EFFprogram #financialaidforUkraine #imf #ReformsinUkraine #UkraineBudget
Ukraine will receive another $2.2B from the IMF. The Board of Directors of the IMF completed the fourth review of the Extended Fund Facility for Ukraine (EFF), deciding to allocate about $2.2B to budget support. “Despite the difficult conditio... #EFFprogram #financialaidforUkraine #imf #IMFStructuralBeacons #ReformsinUkraine #UkraineEconomy
By the end of the year, Ukraine will receive at least $65B from the US, the G7, the EU, and the IMF. The Ukrainian government expects to receive $7.9B in credit support from the US, Minister of Economy Yuliya Svyrydenko said. At a meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council, the EU finance ... #EFFprogram #financialaidforUkraine #imf #LoanForUkraine #RussianAssetsConfiscation #UkraineBudget2024 #UkraineFacility
Ukraine agrees on the next steps with the IMF mission and expects three more tranches totaling $4.5B this year. The Ukrainian government has synchronized with the mission of the IMF in further joint steps to restore economic growth and carry out reforms. The key areas are the restoration and decentralization of... #EFFprogram #imf #ReformsinUkraine #UkraineFacility
Ukraine announces its expectations for international financial assistance for this year. Since the beginning of the full-scale war, Ukraine has attracted more than $85B in external financing, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said. “Over ₴1T was attracted to the budget thanks to military... #DenysShmyhal #EFFprogram #financialaidforUkraine #imf #UkraineBudget2024 #UkraineFacility
IMF assistance acts as a catalyst for Ukraine’s financial support from other countries, the head of the IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, emphasized. She notes that the IMF’s 2023-2027 program with Ukraine for will provide $15.1B. However, Georgieva states the program will generate a total of $... #EFFprogram #financialaidforUkraine #imf #KristalinaGeorgieva #UkraineBudget2024 #UkraineEconomy
The IMF expects Ukraine’s GDP to grow by 3.2% this year. Next year, Ukraine’s GDP growth will be 6.5%, according to the World Economic Outlook report. According to the IMF forecast, consumer inflation in Ukraine will decrease from 12.9% in 2023 to 6.4... #EFFprogram #GDPinUkraine #imf #SerhiyMarchenko #UkraineEconomicForecast #UkraineEconomy
What should Ukraine expect from its international partners in 2024? In the first quarter of the year, Ukraine plans to receive almost $10.2B from partners, notes the Chairman of the Committee on Finance, Danylo Hetmantsev. In particular: $4.88B from the EU (Ukraine Fa... #DanyloHetmantsev #EFFprogram #financialaidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #UkraineFacility
The international financial aid deficit next year may reach $15B. As Deputy Chairman of the Finance Committee Yaroslav Zheleznyak said, the lack of financial aid from international partners next year may amount to $10-15B, and the hidden additional state budget defi... #EFFprogram #financialaidforUkraine #imf #SupportUkraine #UkraineBudget2024 #UkraineBudgetDeficit #YaroslavZhelezniak
Ukraine awaits a decision on a new IMF tranche on March 21 and $10B in external financing in March-April. The National Bank assumes that Ukraine will receive over $10B in external funding in March-April. A favorable decision by the IMF board of directors will allow Ukraine to receive the fourth tranche of... #EFFprogram #financialaidforUkraine #imf #SerhiyMarchenko #UkraineFacility
The decision on the next IMF tranche for Ukraine will occur in the second half of March. The Executive Board of the IMF will hold a meeting on the third review of the Extended Financing Program (EFF) and the allocation of the next tranche for Ukraine in the second half of this month, said... #EFFprogram #financialaidforUkraine #imf #JuliaKozak
In March, Ukraine will receive about $9B in international aid. An expert from the Center for Economic Strategy said: “The first two months of 2024 were not very fruitful for Ukraine in terms of international aid. As of February 23, we had received only $436... #EFFprogram #financialaidforUkraine #imf #SupportUkraine #UkraineBudget2024
An IMF team arrived in Kyiv to discuss reforms and financing for this year. The IMF team will participate in the inaugural meeting of the Steering Committee of the Fund for the Development of Potential of Ukraine, which the IMF administers. After these meetings, on February 1... #DenysShmyhal #EFFprogram #GavinGray #imf #IMFprogramm
Eurobond prices are up amid lingering uncertainty about US aid. According to ICU, Ukrainian Eurobond prices rose last week in response to the anticipated approval of the EU aid package for Ukraine, while assistance from the US is still uncertain. Last Tuesday ende... #EFFprogram #financeUkraine #financialaidforUkraine #UkraineSecurities #Єврооблігації
The Fitch agency is convinced that international financial support for Ukraine will not weaken in 2024. International agency Fitch Ratings expects that international aid to Ukraine for 2024 will be only slightly lower than the amount forecasted for 2023, $43B, despite the political risks associated with... #DragonCapital #EFFprogram #financialaidforUkraine #FitchRatings #UkraineBudget #UkraineFacility
The IMF has improved its expectations for Ukrainian economic growth to 4.5%. In the IMF’s notification regarding the arrangements for the second review of the program as part of the expanded financing of the EFF, it is noted that the Ukrainian economy continues to demons... #EFFprogram #GDPinUkraine #imf #IMFprogramforUkraine #UkraineEconomy
The IMF has started reviewing the EFF program with Ukraine. On November 6, the IMF mission began discussing the second review of the extended financing program with Ukrainian authorities, said IMF Resident Representative to Ukraine, Vahram Stepanyan. The NBU c... #AndriiPyshnyi #EFFprogram #imf #IMFprogramforUkraine #nbu #VahramStepanyan
The European Parliament has supported the creation of a €50B Ukrainian Fund. At the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, the deputies overwhelmingly supported the proposals for creating the Ukrainian Fund in the first reading. The fund should include €50B ... #EFFprogram #EuropeanParliament #financialaidforUkraine #MichaelGahler #SupportUkraine
Ukraine’s external financing needs in 2024 are $3B higher than previous estimates. Ukraine has shown outstanding results in the country’s economic management during the war, but its needs in external financing in 2024 will be $3B more, and it is necessary to help Ukraine cope ... #EFFprogram #imf #KristalinaGeorgieva #UkraineEconomy #UkraineRecovery
The IMF will allocate $900M to Ukraine at the end of 2023, but there are conditions. IMF Director Kristalina Georgieva stated that this financing will take place under the Enhanced Funding Program (EFF). “In June, we completed the first review of this program, bringing the IMF&#... #EFFprogram #financialaidforUkraine #imf #IMFprogramm #KristalinaGeorgieva
The IMF predicts growth for Ukraine’s economy and names priority reforms. Deputy head of the IMF mission in Ukraine, Natan Epstein, said that this year the IMF expects the Ukrainian economy to grow from 1.3% to 3%. He also positively assessed the NBU’s decision to switch to... #EFFprogram #GavinGray #imf #NatanEpstein #ReformsinUkraine #UkraineEconomy
The IMF positively assesses Ukraine’s implementation of the EFF program. According to Uma Ramakrishnan, Deputy Director of the European Department of the IMF, the IMF will continue interacting with the Ukrainian authorities in the coming weeks for the second review of the ... #EFFprogram #imf #IMFprogramm #UmaRamakrishnan
Which international partners will help Ukraine in 2024? According to the draft budget for next year, Ukraine will receive: $9B in macro-financial assistance from the EU, an IMF loan under the EFF program that will amount to $5.4B, a $2B loan from the Inter... #EFFprogram #financialaidforUkraine #IMFaid #SupportUkraine #UkraineBudget
Ukraine is preparing for the second revision of its program with the IMF. A review of the EFF program is expected in October, said the head of the Ministry of Finance, Serhii Marchenko, at the EBA Global Outlook meeting. According to the minister, it is necessary to demonst... #EFFprogram #imf #IMFprogramforUkraine #SerhiyMarchenko
The IMF criticizes Ukraine’s simplified taxation system. The comments relate to certain aspects of the simplified taxation system based on the single tax in Ukraine. It creates opportunities for arbitrage between tax groups and lower taxes instead of the ge... #EFFprogram #imf #TaxesinUkraine #UkraineTaxSystem
The IMF approves a decision to allocate $890M to Ukraine. The IMF approved the decision to allocate another tranche to Ukraine within the framework of the extended financing program in the amount of $890 million. “The Executive Board of the IMF complet... #EFFprogram #financialaidforUkraine #imf #IMFaidforUkraine
The NBU will discuss easing currency restrictions with the IMF. On May 23, the IMF mission began preparations for the first review of the EFF program with Ukraine. The National Bank said that during negotiations special attention will be paid to the gradual easing... #CurrencyRestrictions #EFFprogram #IMFprogramm #nbu
