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flag Ukraine seeks $150B–$170B in new IMF funding as it faces $18.1B financing gap for 2026.

flag Ukraine is seeking a new four-year IMF financing program, with preliminary estimates of external funding needs ranging from $150 billion to $170 billion. flag Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko stated the unmet external financing gap for 2026 is $18.1 billion, with the government's draft budget projecting $45.5 billion in total external financing needs. flag The current $15.5 billion IMF program expires in 2027. flag Meanwhile, the US Federal Reserve's recent interest rate cut is boosting Gulf economies, lowering borrowing costs and stimulating investment and property markets due to currency pegs to the dollar.

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