KYIV, Nov 14 – The Ministry of Finance expects about $4.8 billion in external financing in November and about $3 billion in December, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said at a briefing in Kyiv on Monday.

"If it were, let's say, September or October, I would say that the situation we have is quite positive and optimistic. But since December is the last month of the year and, as a rule, December expenses are the highest and above average monthly, therefore, of course now we are looking for every opportunity to get through November and December painlessly, to provide all the necessary expenses and funding for the deficit," he said.