Bill on banks that is necessary for new program of IMF will be adopted – Zelensky tells Macron

16:12, 27.04.2020 1 min read

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron have held a phone conversation to discuss the negotiations on a new cooperation program of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for Ukraine.

"The law on banks is our priority. I am sure that we will adopt it as it is important to us and opens opportunities for cooperation with the IMF," Zelensky said.

Macron commended Ukraine on its progress in reform implementation and praised Zelensky's personal contribution to this process, the press service of the Ukrainian president said.

Zelensky also noted importance of EU's further macro financial assistance to Ukraine and expressed hope that the EU's institutions would approve the decision to provide Ukraine with a macro financial assistance of EUR 1.2 billion for fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as soon as possible.