Tourism development with support of WB discussed in Yerevan

ArmInfo. On September 27, RA Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan received representatives of the World Bank Office in Armenia. Tafadzva Dube, WB Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist, joined the meeting online.  As reported by the press service of the RA Ministry of Economy, during the meeting, the Local Economy and Infrastructure Development Program (LEIDP) and Tourism and Regional Infrastructure Improvement Program (TRIP) were discussed. These programs aim to improve infrastructure services and develop capacity in various regions of Armenia.

The interlocutors exchanged views on details, financial components, scope of priority actions, and possible dates of implementation of the LEIDP and TRIP programs.  The meeting also covered  the potential for the expansion of tourism clusters within the framework of World Bank supported programs.