Ukraine's PM meets IMF chief in Kyiv to prepare new program for Ukraine

The Prime Minister thanked Georgieva for mobilizing assistance to Ukraine, both through financial instruments and advocacy for support among international partners.

"We specifically discussed the preparation for the adoption of the IMF support program for the next period, which is extremely important for maintaining macro-financial stability. The IMF is one of Ukraine’s key international financial partners," Svyrydenko said.

She noted that the IMF chief’s visit took place during a difficult energy situation caused by enemy attacks and the coldest winter in 20 years.

Background

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva arrived in Kyiv this morning for a series of high-level talks.

Announcing the new agreement, the IMF stated that the Ukrainian authorities also agreed to accelerate efforts to prevent tax evasion, including through taxation of income earned via digital platforms, closing customs loopholes for imports, and eliminating VAT exemptions.

The new IMF program will replace the current four-year $15.5 billion program, from which about $10.6 billion has been disbursed. The agreement assumes the war will end this year, but also includes a negative scenario under which the war could continue until 2028.

In November 2025, Ukraine and the IMF agreed on a new $8.2 billion lending program.

Later, it became clear that the IMF lending program could be adjusted depending on the financing decisions taken by the EU regarding Ukraine.