In the last 48 hours, Shevchenko has held a marathon of meetings in Kyiv — with the national press, foreign investors, G7 ambassadors, the EBRD, the World Bank and the IMF. In each meeting, Shevchenko stressed that he will retain the apolitical, technocratic nature of the National Bank of Ukraine. He also vowed to comply with the conditions of the $5 billion IMF Stand-By Agreement signed last month.