The International Monetary Fund will consider granting Ukraine the next tranche of macroeconomic financial assistance during IMF board meeting on March 20. This is evidenced by the schedule of meetings that is is published on the IMF website. If the decision is positive, Ukraine will receive the fourth tranche worth of one billion US dollars.
In early March, Ukraine and the IMF agreed on an updated memorandum of cooperation, it provides for the pension reform and the introduction of land turnover. Moreover, in the framework of the pension reform Ukraine has no obligations to raise the retirement age, say in the government.