KYIV, Dec 2 – The final decision of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the sixth review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement and the allocation of the seventh tranche to Ukraine in the amount of about $1.1 billion is expected in the second decade of December, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) reported.

"Ukraine has reached a staff level agreement on the sixth review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement with the IMF. In the second decade of December, this decision should be considered by the IMF Executive Board," the NBU website reported following a meeting of the central bank's management with the heads of the country's 30 largest banks this week.