Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk confirmed that Kiev hopes to receive from the international monetary Fund under the new program payment 1st tranche in the amount of 5 billion dollars.

first Minister of Finance of Ukraine Natalie Jaresko said that Kyiv expects 1st tranche under the new program of financial assistance by the IMF in the amount of 5 billion dollars.

"Five," said Yatsenyuk reporters Wednesday, asked about the amount of the first tranche.

first of IMF chief Christine Lagarde said that the Board of Directors of the international monetary Fund blesed four-year program of financial assistance to Ukraine in the amount of 17, 5 billion dollars.

Ukraine is in a difficult political crisis, which affects its economy and the public sector, in fact the country is on the verge of default. The authorities, hoping to correct the position of the external loans, previously agreed with the IMF on the enhanced programme of support. New credit program of $ 17, $ 5 billion in total for the four years is likely to receive from different sources $ 40 billion, including fifteen billion dollars due to debt restructuring.

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