Ukraine's National Bank comments on statement by IMF following mission visit

The central bank positively evaluates the IMF statement.

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Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Oleh Churiy says the regulator positively evaluates the statement by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), following the Kyiv visit of its mission, to continue negotiations on Ukraine's new program with the IMF in the coming weeks.

"A very good statement," he told UNIAN on September 27.

At the same time, Churiy refrained from forecasting how the market will respond to the IMF statement, adding that there is a floating exchange rate in Ukraine.

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As UNIAN reported earlier, discussions on Ukraine's new three-year arrangement that could be supported under the IMF's Extended Fund Facility will continue in the coming weeks, the IMF said following the Kyiv visit of its mission, led by Ron van Rooden, on September 12-26.

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