Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko handed over a letter to the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, Gavin Gray, with a request for a new cooperation program. This happened following the results of the Fund’s mission’s week-long work in Kyiv. The new program should support Ukraine over the next few years. This is reported by the Government Portal.
“Ukraine has undergone a record 8 reviews under the current program. I am grateful to the IMF for its support… However, hostilities continue, and the draft State Budget-2026 was formed with the expectation that the war is far from over,” Yulia Svyrydenko noted.
During the meeting, the parties discussed the priorities of the draft State Budget-2026, the main of which remain financing for defense and social programs. The issues of attracting capital to the private sector, deregulation, and energy restoration were also raised.
