National Bank of Ukraine governor Andriy Pyshnyy and his deputy Serhiy Mykolaychuk have left on a working visit to Washington as part of an official delegation of Ukraine, the NBU said in a Facebook post.
“The purpose of the visit is to participate in the Annual Spring meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group, holding bilateral meetings with international partners,” the information
It is indicated that the head of the NBU will discuss the implementation of the provisions of the Memorandum with the IMF, the consequences of Russian military aggression and the issues of strengthening sanctions pressure on Russia, as well as the necessary steps to strengthen the stability of Ukraine and the rapid post-war economic recovery.
During the visit, a number of meetings with the leadership of the IMF, World Bank, EBRD, U.S. Treasury, European Central Bank, heads of European central banks are planned, the NBU said.
As earlier reported, this year, the IMF and WB spring meetings will be held from April 10 to 16. April 12 will be the third meeting of the Ministerial Round Table on Support for Ukraine with the participation of IMF and WB leaders Kristalina Georgieva and David Malpass and Prime Minister Denis Shmygal.
In addition, the delegation of Ukraine traditionally includes the Minister of Finance – Sergei Marchenko, whom the Board of Governors of the WB and the IMF at the autumn meeting in October 2022 elected chairman for 2023.
