The major outcome of the meeting in Davos is that Ukraine is beginning to be perceived as an active negotiator.
Lagarde says she had a good and constructive meeting with Poroshenko.
Poroshenko said that the meeting with Lagarde was open and constructive.
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will meet at the World Economic Forum to be held in Davos January 23-26 to discuss reforms in Ukraine necessary to secure the next credit tranche within the Extended Fund Facility program, spokesman for the International Monetary Fund, Gerry Rice, has told a Washington briefing on Thursday, January 18.
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde says her recent phone conversation with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was "constructive and open" and they agreed on the need to enhance the operational capacity of Ukraine's anti-graft agencies.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde have discussed Ukraine's anti-corruption efforts over the phone, according to the president's press service.
The land reform, which provides for the launch of the farmland market in Ukraine, is no longer a condition for the country to receive the next tranche from the International Monetary Fund, IMF spokesman William Murray told a Thursday briefing in Washington.
Ukrainian Finance Minister Oleksandr Danyliuk met with Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde at the IMF conference in Dubrovnik to discussed issues of IMF-Ukraine cooperation, according to the ministry's tweet.
The notion of the need to launch a land market in Ukraine will not be a prerequisite for the allocation of another loan tranche from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), AgroPortal reported citing its source close to the recent negotiations held in the U.S.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday met with Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde to discuss the implementation of structural reforms in Ukraine and measures to be taken in the near future, according to the president's press service.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has had a phone conversation with IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde to thank for her personal contribution to the positive decision on a new US$1 billion disbursement to Ukraine, according to the president's press service.