PM Oleksiy Honcharuk and Minister of Finance Oksana Markarova met with the IMF mission head Ron van Rooden and mission's economist Gabor Pula to discuss the new EFF

The troubles of the new government with the IMF signal that oligarchic actors prevail over national interests in its actions

The consequences of default for Ukraine

IMF First Deputy Managing Director on the details and prospects of the IMF’s cooperation with Ukraine

Former deputy director of the IMF’s European Department on the Fund’s cooperation with Ukraine in the past and present, why international creditors distrust Ukraine, and about the role of international lending in Ukraine’s economy

The IMF's assessment of Ukraine's reforms and outlook

Ukraine’s banking sector faces massive consolidation and change of owners

Catherine Ashton to Meet with IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Thursday, The WSJ reports.

The west was prepared to give Kiev at least €20bn in loans if Ukraine agreed sign a landmark European Union integration agreement last month. This information is available due to an internal EU document seen by the Financial Times.

The government will use promissory notes (veksels) to legalize kickbacks for VAT reimbursement and force entrepreneurs to cover the government’s debt liabilities, writes Zhanna Bezpiatchuk in the next issue of The Ukrainian Week due after July 18.

Ukraine may agree on an International Monetary Fund loan by September because of a wide current-account gap and limited access to global financial markets, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc., reports Bloomberg.

After record snowfall Ukraine can do nothing to prevent the economy falling into recession in the first quarter of 2013, after GDP growth of 0.2 per cent in 2012, writes Financial Times.

Six problems Ukraine needs to overcome to be viewed as a bona fide business partner by international financial organisations

Participating in a London round-table, Deputy Prime Minister Valeriy Khoroshkovsky used his impeccable manners and good command of English to try to present a very positive picture of Ukraine in the world's financial capital

The Ukrainian government needs new loans to repay old ones. Meanwhile, the economy keeps declining

Why NBU's regulation fails to curb monetary hunger

The government is trying to get off the IMF needle but is not prepared for the pain of withdrawal. Ukraine’s sovereign debt and fiscal load are set to grow in 2012, and default may become a reality in 2013