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Ukraine is willing to renegotiate the terms of a new program with the IMF, despite the risks associated with the delay of the timetable for international financing and the 90 billion euro loan from the EU, Logos Press reported.

The world economy will grow 3.3% in 2026, repeating last year’s result, despite rising tensions and geopolitical conflicts, according to Logos Press.

Ukraine should approve a cooperation program with the International Monetary Fund as soon as possible to pave the way for receiving budget financing from the EU and the IMF, Logos Press reported.

The Moldovan government will send a letter to the International Monetary Fund in the coming days expressing its “openness and willingness to have a certain type of Memorandum”, Logos Press reported.

Moldova will start negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on an agreement that would reaffirm the country’s commitment to reforms, without the condition of immediate direct financing, Logos Press reports.

The IMF sees no room for further easing of monetary policy under the current conditions of rising core inflation, urging the National Bank to be cautious, Logos Press reports.

The International Monetary Fund will provide Ukraine with $8.1 billion as part of a new cooperation program for the next four years, Logos Press reported.

The International Monetary Fund and the Ukrainian authorities have reached an agreement on a new 48-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program worth about $8.1 billion (SDR 5.94 billion, or 295% of the quota), Logos Press reported.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) became a new mainstream player in Moldova this week. The IMF blocked the final two tranches, totaling 2.9 billion lei ($170 million), under its cooperation program with Moldova, which ended in October. The total disbursement under the program, financed through the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and intended for budget support, was approximately $810 million.

Moldovan Finance Minister Adrian Gavrilice said that after the blocking of the last two IMF tranches, the country lost not grants, but loans for which there was an alternative. The government will “look” at the feasibility of launching a new program with the IMF, Logos Press reported.

The Moldovan government has reviewed the state budget for 2025 and confirmed that the IMF tranche was not transferred this year, but the country had sufficient sources of financing, Logos Press reported.

This year’s fall has been fruitful for forecasts of the country’s economic development. Updates followed from both international partners – IMF, WB – and local experts. All of them show cautious optimism about overcoming stagnation. However, they are unanimous that sufficient recovery growth should not be expected.