Ukraine has received the previously approved next tranche from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under the Extended Fund Facility program for almost $900 million. The money has already been credited to the account and will be used for budgetary purposes. This was announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on Twitter.

"Ukraine has received about $900 million from the IMF to its accounts. These funds will be used to finance priority budget expenditures," the statement reads.

The prime minister thanked IMF head Kristalina Georgieva and the fund's staff "for quick decisions in favor of Ukraine and for their appreciation of Ukraine's reform efforts."

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ukraine has received around 900 million dollars in its accounts from the IMF. These funds will be used to finance priority budget expenditures. Grateful to <a href="https://twitter.com/KGeorgieva?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KGeorgieva</a> and the <a href="https://twitter.com/IMFNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IMFnews</a> team for the quick decisions in favour of  and the high appreciation of Ukraine’s efforts for…</p>&mdash; Denys Shmyhal (@Denys_Shmyhal) <a href="https://twitter.com/Denys_Shmyhal/status/1735218697394893030?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>