KIEV, July 9 - Ukraine said on Wednesday it was confident of receiving further aid under a $17 billion IMF bailout but appealed to Western institutions and donors for further cash and credit to rebuild the east, shattered by separatist conflict.

Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk told his ministers that the criteria laid down in the International Monetary Fund's program had been met and he believed Ukraine was on course to secure soon a second tranche of $1.5 billion, Reuters reported.