Ukraine has received the first tranche of financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund in the amount of $1,5 billion. The funds will be used to cover priority expenditures of the state budget. About this said Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko in her Telegram channel.
"Today, Ukraine received the first tranche from the IMF under a new four-year program within the framework of the Extended Fund Facility. $1,5 billion has been allocated and will be used to finance priority budget expenditures and support macro-financial stability," — Svyridenko noted.
According to her, the total amount of the program is $8,1 billion. In total, since the beginning of the full-scale war, Ukraine has attracted $14,9 billion in financial support from the IMF to the state budget.
"We continue to implement agreed reforms aimed at maintaining macroeconomic stability, strengthening state institutions, and advancing the course towards European integration," — the head of government added.
