As of April 2026, Ukraine has implemented 533 measures from the Reform Matrix, which in total contains 510 conditions and recommendations with 806 measures under various cooperation programmes with international partners, the Ministry of Finance reported following a meeting between Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko and finance ministers of partner countries on the sidelines of the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings.
“Ukraine has also received a full set of conditions under all six negotiation clusters with the EU. As of today, overall progress in implementing the Association Agreement stands at 84%, and within the Ukraine Facility Plan, 81 out of 151 steps have been implemented,” the minister said.
According to him, Ukraine is also continuing to meet the conditions of the new IMF Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme. In particular, the head of the State Customs Service was recently appointed, and the Verkhovna Rada supported extending the 5% military tax for another three years after the end of martial law.
The release also states that the parties discussed Ukraine’s financial support needs, which amount to $52 billion for this year, of which $6.8 billion has so far been received.
The finance minister emphasized the importance of continuing concessional lending and attracting investment into critical sectors of the Ukrainian economy to ensure its self-sufficiency.
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In addition, Marchenko, together with Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko, participated in the Ninth Roundtable of Ministers in Support of Ukraine, where the key topic of discussion was budget financing needs for 2026–2027, as well as support for the energy sector, which continues to suffer losses due to ongoing Russian attacks on critical infrastructure.
This year, 27.2% of GDP is allocated to defense needs, which is $3.7 billion more than in 2025, the Ministry of Finance clarified.
The minister thanked international partners for financial support, which has exceeded $174 billion since February 2022, and emphasized the importance of launching the EU Ukraine Support Loan worth €90 billion to balance the 2026 budget and beyond.
The Ministry of Finance team is working with partner governments to align all details and launch the instrument, the release said.
