Belarus may get the next tranche of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan in the second half of October, Chairman of the Board of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB) Piotr Prokopovich told Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko on September 3, BelTA quoted the presidential press service as saying. While in Belarus, the IMF team worked on the second review that will be used by the IMF Board of Directors for deciding whether or not to give Belarus the new tranche. The mission concluded that all major economic performance targets of the Stand-By Arrangement with Belarus had been met as of July 1, Prakapovich said. Work is under way to ensure compliance with the criteria as of October 1, he added. Technical issues regarding the next loan tranche have not yet been resolved, Prakapovich noted. He also reported to the Belarusian leader on the performance of the banking sector in the first eight months.