Business news from Ukraine

Business news from Ukraine

IMF chief urges Ukraine: ‘Wake up with fighting spirit’

20 January , 2026  

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on the margins of the World Economic Forum in Davos has given Ukraine a number of recommendations on recovery and reforms and, among other things, in a motivational way urged Ukrainians to “believe in themselves as a lion” and “get up in the morning and roar”, follows from her speech at a plenary discussion organized by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.

According to media reports, during the discussion Georgieva also stated the need to phase out electricity and heating subsidies, work on a fairer distribution of the tax burden, remove barriers to private sector dynamism and pay attention to security and labor availability, including the return of Ukrainians and the integration of veterans.

https://interfax.com.ua/

 

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