New agreement with IMF to be signed by end of February – Jaresko

Ukraine expects to receive the first tranche under a new enhanced agreement with the IMF before the end of February.

Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko said this in an interview with France 24 TV channel.

"I hope we will be able to reach an agreement with the IMF regarding the mechanism for increased funding in the next few days. Then we should expect the final decision and financing of a new agreement before the end of February," she said.

She added that the IMF had not allocated Ukraine USD 12 billion yet; this amount was provided by the current agreement.

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