KIEV, Aug. 13 - The National Bank of Ukraine intends by the end of the year to increase international reserves to at least $15 billion to implement the world's recognized indicator of reserves adequacy to cover three months of imports, NBU head Valeriya Gontareva said in an interview with Focus magazine.

"We plan by the end of the year to increase forex reserves to $18 billion. This is certainly ambitious plans, while the minimum objective for us is $15 billion, which cover three months of imports," she said.