Ukraine expects $5 billion in first tranche of IMF aid - Interfax Ukraine

Ukraine's Finance Minister Natalia Yaresko reacts at a news conference in Kiev February 25, 2015. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's Finance Minister Natalia Yaresko said on Wednesday Ukraine expects the first tranche of aid from the International Monetary Fund to amount to $5 billion (3.3 billion pounds), news agency Interfax Ukraine reported.

When asked how large she expected the first slice of IMF funding to be under a new $17.5 billion programme, Yaresko said "five", according to Interfax.