KYIV, April 5 – The downside scenario with a 10% fall in Ukraine's GDP this year and 2% next year, contained in the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), confirms the readiness of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to support the country even in the worst-case scenario, Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine Andriy Pyshnyy has said.

"Even in the presence and articulation of a downside scenario, even if the financial gap could amount to $140 billion, the program has been approved... They are ready to support us in any development of events," the governor of the NBU told Interfax-Ukraine.