The International Monetary Fund has approved a new four-year financing program for Ukraine totaling $8.1 billion. The first tranche, amounting to approximately $1.5 billion, is expected to be disbursed in the near term. Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko announced that the funds will be directed toward covering the state budget deficit and maintaining the country’s macro-financial stability.
Svyrydenko emphasized that in the fifth year of the full-scale war, and amid continued attacks on the energy system, it is critically important for Ukraine to secure guaranteed international financial support from its partners and ensure sufficient resources for the stable functioning of the state.
The IMF program forms part of a broader financial plan designed to cover a projected state budget deficit of $136.5 billion over four years. It предусматриes the continuation of reforms that have supported macroeconomic and financial stability in recent years.
The new IMF arrangement plays a key role in mobilizing Ukraine’s overall international financial assistance, including a €90 billion package from the European Union. It also complements financing from G7 countries and international financial institutions, as well as efforts to reduce official debt service payments through debt relief mechanisms.
The Prime Minister added that international partners have confirmed the continuation of the existing moratorium on servicing official debt and their readiness to complete debt restructuring once the situation stabilizes.
Thus, the new IMF program provides Ukraine with a reliable financial framework to sustain macroeconomic resilience, continue reforms, and secure additional international support amid wartime conditions.
