KYIV, Oct 26 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) includes cooperation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its forecasts and expects that a new tranche under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) in the first quarter of 2018.

"Jointly with the surplus of the consolidated balance of payment this would allow increasing forex reserves to $22.1 billion (or 4.2 months of future imports) as of late 2018," acting NBU Governor Yakiv Smolii said at a press conference in Kyiv on Thursday.