The International Monetary Fund approved the allocation of $ 1 billion to Ukraine, wrote the Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko on his  Facebook, reports 112 Ukraine.

"This is another recognition of the Ukrainian reforms," wrote Poroshenko.

EFF- four-year program was launched in 2015. Providing the first tranche of a total amount of $ 17.11 billion and US $ 5 billion, the program envisaged a review for every three months.