IB to lend EUR 380mn for road infrastructure

The cabinet has approved a draft arrangement to receive a EUR 380mn loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for road infrastructure improvement. The total amount of the project stands at EUR 705mn. The state budget co-financing is EUR 325mn. The funds are earmarked for construction of 18 kilometres of new roads and repair and modernisation of 1,517 kilometres of roads.