IMF’s Georgieva Visits Kyiv for High-Level Talks With Zelensky as Repayment Deadlines Near

Overview

• Kristalina Georgieva arrived in Kyiv on January 15 for senior-level meetings, with travel details kept under wraps for security reasons.
• She is meeting President Volodymyr Zelensky and top officials including Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko, Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko and central bank head Andriy Pyshny, with consultations with business representatives also reported.
• IMF spokesperson Julie Kozack said the trip focuses on engaging stakeholders, reinforcing reform commitments and coordinating broader financial support, with a brief stop in Kyiv before travel to Rome.
• IMF data show Ukraine had a 125,737,500 SDR payment due by January 13, with the next obligations beginning February 1 and a 62.5 million SDR principal payment due February 24 followed by further repayments through April.
• Ukraine’s parliament failed to pass bills tied to IMF and EU Ukraine Facility funding, while the government has agreed to measures such as taxing digital platform income, closing customs loopholes and removing VAT exemptions as prior actions.