October 12, in the framework of the annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank in Washington, Oleksandr Danyliuk, Minister of Finance of Ukraine together with his deputy Yuriy Butsa and Maxym Nefyodov, First Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukrainemet with Cyril Muller, World Bank Vice President for Europe and Central Asia.

In the course of the meeting the interlocutors tackled the state of implementation of far-reaching reforms and cooperation between Ukraine and the World Bank, and also expressed confidence that the World Bank will remain a reliable partner of Ukraine on the path to sustainable development.

The Minister of Finance underlined the importance of the World Bank's participation in the reform process aimed at modernizing and restructuring the Ukrainian economy.

In his turn, Cyril Muller emphasized the importance of reforms undertaken by Ukraine and the need for implementation of land reform for further economic development.

Ukraine and the World Bank are engaged in dozens of projects. Each of the said projects contributes to the exchange of experience, the creation of new jobs and the strengthening of the financial system of the country.