In its April 2026 statement, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects 2% GDP growth for Ukraine in 2026, which is the same as it previously projected for 2025. This is despite the country suffering from Russia’s energy strikes in January this year, according to a press release on the Regional Economic Outlook for Europe at the 2026 IMF Spring Meetings. The IMF’s stance turned out to be a silver lining, although the difference between the IMF’s more optimistic figure and the National Bank