IMF's senior official to visit Kyiv prior to IMF

19:13, 02.06.2016 1 min read

First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) David Lipton is visiting Kyiv prior to a meeting of Dutch constituency member-states of the IMF and the World Bank, which is scheduled for June 3-5, Deputy Spokesman for the IMF Communications Department William Murray has said.

The issue of Ukraine may be included in the agenda of the meeting in view of the critical situation in the country, he said. However, the meeting itself won't be dedicated to Ukraine.

The member-states' meeting is a regular event, which takes in different countries.

The National Bank of Ukraine has reported this event is attended not only by senior officials of the IMF and the World Bank , but also by central banks' governors and the finance ministers from 15 countries. Their agenda includes key issues of economic development and challenges in the region.