What are the possible consequences of reducing Ukraine’s financial assistance? If Ukraine’s budget gap increases in the next two years and the situation with external financing does not improve, a large-scale reduction in the NBU’s reserves and a sharp devaluation of... #BudgetDeficit #hryvniadevaluation #nbu #UkraineBudget2025 #ukrainedebt #UkraineEconomy
Ukraine’s external financing needs for 2025 are fully met. According to Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko, this year’s macro financial support from Ukraine’s key partners will amount to $16.8B, completely covering its external financing needs for ... #BudgetDeficit #financialaidforUkraine #RussianAssetsProfits #SerhiyMarchenko #UkraineBudget2025
In March, Ukraine’s tax revenues surpassed their target by $1B. According to Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko, this figure was made possible by a better-than-expected electricity supply during the winter, which enabled businesses to operate more consistently and ... #financialaidforUkraine #imf #nbu #SerhiyMarchenko #TaxesUkraine #UkraineBudget2025
Ukraine will establish a $10.1B ‘rainy day fund’, using ERA money. Ukraine plans to allocate the external financing received from G7 countries through the ERA mechanism, funded by frozen Russian assets, into three parts. One portion will be designated for financing t... #ERAmechanism #G7 #RainyDayFund #RussianAssetsProfits #UkraineBudget2025
The US states that Ukraine’s funding hinges on Zelenskyy’s commitment to peace. Will the Ukrainian budget be able to cope without US assistance? US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick remarked that Ukraine will not receive funding unless President Zelenskyy actively “strives for peace.” He emphasized that the US was prepared to si... #DonaldTrump #HowardLutnick #MilitarySpending #MineralAgreement #UkraineBudget2025 #UkraineBudgetDeficit #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
Ukraine’s state debt increased by 14%, reaching $166B. What lies ahead for the budget? Analysts note that by the end of 2024, state and state-guaranteed debt amounted to ₴6.98T, or $166.1B. Over the year, this amount increased by more than 26% in hryvnia and by 14% in foreign currency t... #financialaidforUkraine #TaxesUkraine #UkraineBond #UkraineBudget2025 #UkraineBudgetDeficit #ukrainedebt
Ukraine will receive €3.5B from the EU in March. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced in Kyiv that Ukraine will receive a new €3.5B payment from the EU in March. She emphasized that not only is Ukraine’s fate at stake, ... #DenysShmyhal #financialaidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #UkraineBudget2025 #UrsulavonderLeyen
While Trump prepares to shut down USAID, Ukraine actively seeks alternative funding sources. US President Donald Trump stated that a significant portion of USAID’s funding was spent fraudulently, and corruption within the agency has reached unprecedented levels. “Close it!” ... #DonaldTrump #financialaidforUkraine #OlhaStefanishyna #UkraineBudget2025 #USAID
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 National Bank has worsened its 2025 key macro indicator forecasts. Considering security risks and the difficult situation in the labor market, the NBU has worsened its forecast for Ukraine’s 2025 GDP growth from 4.3% to 3.6%. At the same time, the bank predicts... #GDPinUkraine #InflationinUkraine #nbu #UkraineBudget2025 #UkraineEconomicForecast #UkraineEconomy
How much financial support from the EU will Ukraine receive this year and will aid from the US be suspended after Trump’s decree? In 2025, Ukraine expects to receive more than €30B in budget support from the EU, said Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko. The amount consists of two parts: €18.1B from the framework of using income fr... #DonaldTrump #EUfinancialAid #PDA #SerhiyMarchenko #UkraineBudget2025 #UkraineFacility #USAI #USmilitaryAid
Ukraine received $41.7B in external financing last year; the government has voiced its expectations for 2025. “In total, $115B has been attracted from partners since the beginning of the war,” said Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. The EU, the US, Japan, the IMF, Canada, and the World Bank provided th... #DenysShmyhal #financialaidforUkraine #RussianAssetsProfits #UkraineBudget2025 #UkraineBudgetDeficit #UkraineFacility
Ukraine will be able to confront Russia without US assistance during the first half of 2025. However, the likely termination of US aid to Ukraine could become a serious challenge, so Ukraine needs a plan for cooperation with the new US administration, said Minister of Finance Serhiy Marchenko... #G7 #LoanForUkraine #MilitaryAidforUkraine #SerhiyMarchenko #UkraineBudget2025 #WarinUkraine
Fitch has maintained Ukraine’s rating at RD – Restricted Default. Fitch Ratings has affirmed Ukraine’s long-term foreign currency rating at restricted default (RD) as Ukraine continues to restructure its external debt. “Ukraine’s foreign currency i... #DefaultUkraine #FitchRatings #UkraineBudget2025 #UkraineBudgetDeficit #ukrainedebt #UkraineEconomicForecast
Zelenskyy signs tax increases into law: How much more will the budget receive? President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a law on tax increases that are necessary to finance defense spending. The increases came into force on December 1. The total tax increases in 2024 will be about ₴... #TaxesUkraine #TaxIncrease #UkraineBudget2025 #UkraineBudgetRevenue #Zelenskyy
What financial support have international partners promised Ukraine in the coming years, and will this be enough to repel Russian aggression? The agreements already concluded by Ukraine with its allies give grounds for optimistic expectations regarding the external financing deficit in 2025 being covered, analysts noted. In 2025, the Ukrain... #financialaidforUkraine #G7 #IBRD #imf #UkraineBudget2025 #UkraineBudgetDeficit #UkraineFacility
