Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko earlier announced that the country had already fulfilled 80% of its commitments to the IMF.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says no mission is planned for the review of the cooperation program with Ukraine, which would suggest a new disbursement.
The Verkhovna Rada has published the draft State Budget of Ukraine for 2018, approved by the Cabinet of Ministers, with a deficit target increased compared with the initial version by UAH 3.9 billion, up to UAH 81.8 billion.
The International Monetary Fund is still evaluating recent Ukrainian pension legislation to see if the bill meets the targets of the $17.5 billion IMF program, the Fund’s Ukraine representative Goesta Ljungman said on Friday, according to Reuters.
The Ukrainian Economic Development and Trade Ministry has initiated a review of the terms of the EU-Ukraine deep and comprehensive free trade area toward its expansion, including the revision of issues of a customs union and additional mechanisms, according to the ministry's website.