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Ukraine agrees a wartime IMF programme

On 31 March 2023 the IMF Executive Board approved a four-year Extended Fund Facility for Ukraine, with governance and fiscal conditions. In the causal graph this event strengthens Public-Debt Sustainability, a driver that strengthens Global deaths from organized violence (UCDP) — a worsening welfare path.

Ukraine agrees a wartime IMF programme

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On 31 March 2023 the IMF Executive Board approved a four-year Extended Fund Facility for Ukraine, with governance and fiscal conditions. The president’s government is the borrower. A programme is not cash in every village.

Who was responsible

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  • Volodymyr Zelenskyy

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.45 · verified

    The government negotiated. He backed the conditions. The Fund still disburses against reviews.

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  1. 1.Reuters — IMF board approves Ukraine loanReuters · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.IMF approves Extended Fund Facility for UkraineIMF · High credibility · verified

Causal path

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  1. ActorVolodymyr Zelenskyy
  2. contributed toFactUkraine agrees a wartime IMF programme
  3. strengthensDriverPublic-Debt Sustainability
  4. strengthensIndicatorGlobal deaths from organized violence (UCDP)

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Factrail. (2026). Ukraine agrees a wartime IMF programme. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/ua-imf-program-2023

https://factrail.ai/facts/ua-imf-program-2023

Accessed 15 October 2026.

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