KIEV: Ukraine's IMF-backed central bank chief Valeriya Gontareva submitted her resignation on Monday after coming under intense pressure from tycoons and lawmakers who wanted to throw her in jail.

Her departure leaves President Petro Poroshenko with a tough decision to make about the fate of one of crisis-hit Ukraine's most transparent and respected institutions.

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