Ambassadors from the G7 nations held talks this week with an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Gavin Gray to assess Ukraine’s economic outlook, macro-financial stability, and structural reform progress. During the meeting, G7 representatives reaffirmed their ongoing support for Ukraine, emphasizing that implementing reforms to enhance financial resilience and meet EU standards remains a primary priority.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. The IMF mission, which began its work in Ukraine on Aug. 31, is currently conducting meetings with government officials and other stakeholders to evaluate the domestic economy and verify compliance with existing cooperation agreements. In June, Ukraine and the IMF reached a staff-level agreement regarding the first review of the four-year, $8.1 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program. This agreement is intended to facilitate a subsequent funding tranche of approximately $690 million. Ongoing IMF loan program and economic outlook The current discussions follow a July assessment of the $8.1 billion EFF program, during which the IMF reported total disbursements to Ukraine had reached approximately $2.2 billion. At that time, the IMF determined that Ukraine had maintained broad macroeconomic and financial stability despite the ongoing Russian invasion. However, the organization noted that the country’s economic outlook had weakened, attributing the decline to intensified Russian strikes on critical infrastructure and the external economic spillovers of the war in the Middle East.