KIEV, Sept. 27 – Ukraine would have its balance of payments the closest to the equilibrium in 2010, which would happen for the first time over several years, according to Valeriy Lytvytsky, the head of the group of advisers to the National Bank of Ukraine governor.

"This facilitates operation of the NBU in liquidity management and inflation combating," he said.

"The current account this year would have the deficit of over $1 billion, although the financial account would have a surplus, which would be less than the deficit [of the current account]," he said.