Ministry of Finance of Ukraine

The Government of Ukraine raised over UAH 34 billion from the sale of domestic government bonds in January-February 2024, exceeding the redemption volume by more than UAH 20 billion.

Ukraine cut spending on lobbying in the United States by 93% to $367 thousand in 2023, compared to almost $5 million in the first year of the war with Russia.

The subordinates of the mayor of Vinnytsia, an ally of former Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman, claim that they were carrying out some work at the lyceum to eliminate the consequences of the strike on the city.

In the first two months of 2024, Ukraine received $1. 2 billion in grants and concessional financing from international partners such as Japan, Norway, and Spain, with most of the funds going to social spending through World Bank projects.

The EU Council approves a four-year, €50 billion aid plan called the Ukraine Facility to support Ukraine's economic recovery.

Ukraine has received $760 million in grants from Japan and Norway under the World Bank's PEACE project.

It was reported that a lyceum damaged by a rocket attack in Vinnytsia in 2022 had been repaired, but an investigation revealed that no repairs had actually been made.

Ukraine's Finance Ministry has criticized the FATF for not blacklisting russia despite evidence of its sanctions violations and increased financial ties with Iran and North Korea.

Ukraine is close to receiving $900 million from the IMF as the next loan tranche to help finance its defense against Russia and meet its debt obligations.

The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine has published a Reform Matrix containing more than 200 conditions in key sectors of the economy to monitor Ukraine's progress in implementing reforms.

The region controlled by Groysman's fellow party members "failed" to build shelters for schools at the expense of state subventions.

During the period of martial law in Ukraine, entrepreneurs received more than 46,500 affordable loans totaling UAH 187 billion under the state program "Affordable Loans 5-7-9%".

Most of Ukraine's public debt consists of long-term concessional loans from international partners. According to the Ministry of Finance, 10 countries provided grant assistance to Ukraine, namely: The United States, Japan, Norway, Germany, Spain, Finland, Switzerland, Ireland, Belgium, and Iceland.

Japan is expected to provide Ukraine with an additional $1. 8 billion in budgetary aid in the first quarter of 2022, reports Ukraine's Finance Ministry.

Ukraine and Japan have signed a double taxation treaty, which provides for the allocation of taxation rights for certain types of income, such as dividends, interest and royalties, received by residents of one country from sources in the other.

The IMF mission led by Gavin Gray and the Ukrainian authorities begin talks in Warsaw and online on the third review of Ukraine's Extended Fund Facility program to discuss Ukraine's implementation of the Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies.

The new members of the Donor Coordination Platform will commit more than $5. 5 billion to Ukraine's recovery to help avoid financial instability in 2024.

The Government of Ukraine allocated UAH 37 billion for social payments in January 2024, including UAH 20. 9 billion for pensions and UAH 4.7 billion for benefits and subsidies, and payments were made on time and in full.

Ukraine has called on the FATF to blacklist Russia at its upcoming meeting due to Russia's growing financial ties with Iran and North Korea, which threaten global security.

The Government of Ukraine and the IMF launched the Ukraine Capacity Building Facility with $65 million in funding from donor countries to strengthen Ukraine's institutional capacity and support economic reforms.

Minister of Finance of Ukraine Sergii Marchenko met with US Ambassador Bridget Brink and USAID Director Jim Hope to discuss the economic situation in Ukraine and express gratitude for the US financial support.

The state budget deficit in January 2024 reached UAH 14. 9 billion, with the general fund deficit amounting to UAH 33.3 billion, according to the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine.

Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal today met with a delegation of Inspectors General from the Department of State, Department of Defense and the U. S. Agency for International Development.