KYIV, Sept 16 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) predicts the new program of cooperation between Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) would be signed by the end of this year, First Deputy NBU Governor Kateryna Rozhkova has said.

"We really expect the program to be signed before the end of the year," she told reporters on Monday.

When asked about the parameters of the program, she said that it could a three-year program.