Ukraine: Eighth Review Under the Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility, Requests for Modification of Performance Criteria, Rephasing of Access, and Financing Assurances Review-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Alternate Executive Director for Ukraine
IMF Staff Country Reports, June 30, 2025
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- Published: June 30, 2025
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229014861.002
Overview
- Publication date: June 30, 2025
- This paper presents Ukraine’s Eighth Review under the Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility, Requests for Modification of Performance Criteria, Rephasing of Access, and Financing Assurances Review.
- Ukraine’s economy remains resilient, and the authorities met:
- all end-March and continuous quantitative performance criteria,
- the prior action, and
- two structural benchmarks for the review.
Major findings and priorities
- Fiscal and debt sustainability and support for growth require:
- progressing with domestic revenue mobilization,
- strengthening the investment climate,
- improving governance, and
- completing the debt restructuring strategy.
- The full and timely disbursement of external support during the program period is indispensable for macroeconomic stability.
- Sustained progress in anticorruption and governance reforms remains crucial.
- Monetary and exchange rate policy guidance:
- maintaining a tight monetary stance to tackle still-elevated inflation and ensuring inflation expectations remain anchored,
- fostering greater flexibility in the exchange rate to enable it to play a shock-absorbing role, help prevent external imbalances, and safeguard reserves.
Performance criteria, actions, and reforms
- Quantitative and institutional performance:
- All end-March and continuous quantitative performance criteria were met.
- The prior action was met.
- Two structural benchmarks for the review were met.
- Reform emphasis:
- domestic revenue mobilization,
- investment climate improvements,
- governance enhancements,
- debt restructuring completion,
- anticorruption reforms.
Subject classification and keywords
- Subject: Budget planning and preparation, Debt sustainability, Expenditure, External debt, Inflation, Prices, Public financial management (PFM)
- Keywords: action plan for customs reform, budget declaration, Budget planning and preparation, Debt sustainability, draft medium-term action plan, draft plan, Europe, Inflation, staff appraisal
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