International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday said she expected to ask the IMF's executive board to approve β a new $8.1 billion lending program for Ukraine in a matter of weeks, underscoring the importance of shoring βup funding for the war-torn βcountry.
Georgieva's remarks came after she arrived in Kyiv for the first time since 2023 to meet with top officials and inspect energy infrastructure damaged in Russian strikes as Ukraine nears the fourth anniversary of Moscow's full-scale invasion on βFeb. 24.
Her visit to Ukraine was kept secret until her arrival in the capital due to security concerns.
Speaking after meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other officials, Georgieva said much had changed βin Ukraine since November, when a preliminary βagreement was reached on the four-year lending program, but the thrust of its requirements would remain the same.
The program is contingent on several actions by Ukraine, incl
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