Poroshenko says IMF, World Bank support Ukraine reforms

Saturday, June 4, 2016 - 20:18 (EEST) Section: Latest news

President Petro Poroshenko participated in the meeting of the Regional Group of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank that is taking place in Ukraine for the first time, the press service of the Head of State told UNIAN.
President Poroshenko expressed gratitude to the ministers of finance and governors of national banks of 15 countries that attended the meeting for their consistent support for Ukraine on the track of necessary transformations.
”Your assistance and solidarity are very important for successful macroeconomic stabilization of Ukraine,” the president said.
Petro Poroshenko assured that Ukraine stayed committed to reforms actively implemented with IMF and World Bank.
The president informed on the achieved progress on that track, particularly in the context of the fight against corruption, also noting the reform of judiciary. ”We have rebooted the fight against corruption, restored trust in the banking system and the right to justice,” the Head of State noted.
The president urged the international partners to consolidate efforts in support of Ukraine aimed at creating comfortable conditions for foreign business and investors.
”Our key priority is the fight against corruption. Over the past nine months, we have created a politically independent Anti-Corruption Bureau due to the efficient cooperation with our partners from the U.S. and the EU introducing the best global practices,” the president said.
The President also met with First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund David Lipton and discussed Ukraine-IMF cooperation.
Ukraine is a member of the Regional Group of the IMF Member-States headed by the Netherlands. 15 countries are the members of this Group (the Netherlands, Ukraine, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Armenia, Georgia, Israel, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Croatia, Montenegro). Similar to the regional groups of the IMF Member-States, Ukraine is a member of the Regional Group of the World Bank Member-States headed by the Netherlands. This Group includes 13 countries.