KIEV - Ukraine expects to receive a first loan tranche from the International Monetary Fund worth between $1.4 billion and $1.9 billion before Christmas, Central Bank Governor Yakiv Smoliy told a news conference on Thursday.
Ukraine has secured a standby loan agreement from the IMF to help ensure macroeconomic stability next year when it holds presidential and parliamentary elections.
(Reporting by Natalia Zinets; writing by Matthias Williams; Editing by Kevin Liffey) ((matthias.williams@thomsonreuters.com;))
