The IMF mission starts work in Kyiv today, negotiating what the central bank hopes will be a deal to bring Ukraine as much as $10 billion through 2023.

The IMF mission starts work in Kyiv today, negotiating what the central bank hopes will be a deal to bring Ukraine as much as $10 billion through 2023. Moving to remove one obstacle, the Rada approved on first reading Wednesday a new law against illegal enrichment by government officials. “Ukraine wants to have a new IMF program by the end of the year,” Prime Minister Honcharuk told reporters Wednesday. “This task will be fulfilled. I’m sure neither the issue of Privatbank nor any other issue, will be an obstacle.”