Press Release No. 16/418

IMF Statement on Ukraine

September 21, 2016

Mr. Gerry Rice, Director of Communications at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today:

“IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde met on September 21 with President Petro Poroshenko in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meetings. During the meeting, they discussed recent economic developments and the Managing Director strongly encourages continued implementation of the authorities’ economic reform program supported by the IMF.”