Balcerowicz stresses importance of Ukraine’s cooperation with IMF

Further cooperation between Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as well as receiving the next tranche of an IMF loan, is very important as Ukraine needs financial support which will contribute to further reform.

Leszek Balcerowicz, an advisor to the President of Ukraine and the co-chairman of the group of strategic advisors to support reforms in Ukraine, said this at a briefing, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

"This [receiving the next IMF tranche] is very important as Ukraine needs reforms and financial support. Financial support depends on the reforms that are vital for Ukraine," he said.

The IMF mission intends to visit Kyiv on May 10-18.

The purpose of the mission’s trip is continued discussion of the second revision of the cooperation program with the IMF under the EFF agreement.

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