The IMF’s latest forecast predicts that the war in Ukraine will end in late 2025 or early 2026  

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**IMF Predicts Two Scenarios for Ukraine’s Economy**

The (IMF) has released updated projections for Ukraine’s economy. The forecasts outline two possible scenarios regarding ‘s ongoing war.

**Scenario 1: War Ends in Late 2025**

In the first scenario, the IMF assumes that the war will end by late 2025. Under this assumption, Ukraine’s GDP is expected to grow by 4% in 2024 and 2.5-.5% in 2025. Inflation is projected to rise to 10% due to factors like rising food prices and currency depreciation.

**Scenario 2: War Continues Until -2026**

The second scenario predicts that the war will continue until mid-2026, causing deeper economic shocks. This would lead to slower GDP recovery, higher inflation, and fiscal deficits exceeding 20%. The external financing gap is estimated at $177.2 billion, compared to $148 billion in the first scenario.

**IMF Review**

The IMF has completed its sixth review of Ukraine’s , approving an additional $1.1 billion tranche. The program will provide with $15.6 billion in budget over four years.

**Ukraine-Russia Conflict Updates**

Meanwhile, reports continue to emerge about the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia.

* footage has captured Russian shooting surrendered Ukrainian soldiers.
* Ukraine’s Air Force reported shooting down 52 attack drones, including the Shahed type.
* The Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported over 1,800 casualties suffered by Russian forces just over the past day.
* The total number of deaths confirmed over the past 12 months has reached over 20,000.

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