IMF not ready to tell when EFF with Ukraine to be reviewed

A technical mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that has been working in Ukraine since Feb 12 is agreeing with the authorities the bill on the anti-corruption court while the timing for the review of the Extended Fund Facility program required for the Fund to allocate another loan tranche has not yet been set.

"Not much of an update beyond what I said here a few weeks ago," IMF's Deputy Spokesman Gerry Rice told a Washington briefing said on Thursday, when asked to comment on the ongoing visit of the IMF mission to Ukraine.

Read alsoIMF calls on Ukraine to create anti-corruption court based on Venice Commission's feedback"I can indeed confirm that at the request of the Ukrainian authorities there is a small staff team from the IMF in Kyiv to discuss some technical aspects of the reforms agreed under the [Extended Fund Facility] program including the draft legislation on the anti-corruption court," he said.

Gerry Rice has also confirmed that the visit is scheduled to be completed on Feb 16.

"The timing of the next review mission is not yet decided. This would be the fourth review of the program with Ukraine," said the IMF deputy spokesman, adding that "will have more once the mission has returned".