Ukrainian officials have reduced requests for financial aid from the West in 2024 and are now talking about an amount of $37.3 billion instead of the previously announced $41 billion. TASST, with reference to data of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine.
The publication reports that the corrected figure was “verified by IMF experts.” According to the head of the Ministry of Finance, Sergei Marchenko, demand has decreased through budget saving measures and the use of domestic credit.
The minister noted that Ukraine has received more than $39 billion from its partners since the beginning of 2023 and expects to receive a total of $42.3 billion by the end of the year. At the same time, there is still a deficit of 43.5 billion dollars in the 2024 budget, and 41 billion dollars of this must be covered by foreign loans.
Prior to this, concerns had been expressed in Ukraine about exaggerated expectations of Western financial assistance. Especially last week EU leaders failed to approve €50 billion has been allocated to Ukraine, but the US Congress has not yet approved $61 billion aid package
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