“We have completed negotiations with the IMF, the president also had a telephone conversation with the head of the IMF, and on June 5 we expect the signing of the agreement,” Shmigal quoted Interfax-Ukraine as saying.

It is noted that this is a stand-by loan with simplified conditions, a program for 18 months, a loan for 5 years, a total of $ 5 billion.

Earlier, Ukraine and the IMF agreed at the working level to provide Kiev with a reserve loan for 18 months.