KIEV, July 24 – Ukraine's international reserves in July through December could grow by 4-6%, to $27-27.5 billion, according to the head of the Council of the National Bank of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko.

"By late 2007, the size of international reserves of the country will be at $27 billion -27.5 billion. A $1 billion rise is planned for the second half of the year," he said in an interview with Ekonomicheskiye Izvestiya newspaper.