Monitoring implementation of the IMF program and EU assistance (July 2026)
Ukraine has received $3.39 bn from the World Bank under the Development Policy Operation (DPO-1 2026) support facility. Twelve other commitments have also been set out for Ukraine: fulfilling these will enable the country to receive a further $1 billion from the World Bank under DPO-2.
On 20 July 2026, the IMF Executive Board approved the first review of the Extended Fund Facility programme. Ukraine received a second disbursement of approximately $690 million from the Fund. The IMF press release states that, overall, programme implementation has been satisfactory, although the Fund’s experts noted that reform implementation has slowed. The updated Memorandum with the IMF contains eight new structural benchmarks, seven of which are fiscal.
On July 30, the Council of the EU approved amendments to the Ukraine Plan, paving the way for the mobilisation of additional funding of over €8 billion in 2026. Following the update to the Ukraine Plan, the main challenge is not only to launch new reforms but also to fulfil existing commitments in a timely manner, upon which further EU funding depends.
