KIEV, Oct. 19 – The International Monetary Fund will monitor the compliance of the indicators of Ukraine's national budget with the fiscal requirements of the IMF-Ukraine cooperation program in the frames of the first review of a Stand-By Arrangement, said Max Alier, the IMF Resident Representative in Ukraine said at an investment forum.

An IMF mission is expected to visit Ukraine in November, and in November or December the first review of the program will take place. Alier said that the IMF would like to see the country's budget meet the SBA fiscal targets.