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Naira Badalian

ADB to issue $3mln grant to Armenia under schools seismic protection  programme 

ADB to issue $3mln grant to Armenia under schools seismic protection  programme 

ArmInfo. On December 12, at a  government meeting, the Cabinet of Ministers of Armenia approved a  proposal to sign a grant agreement between the Republic of Armenia and the Asian Development  Bank>.

As stated in the explanatory note to the document, according to the  RA government program for 2021- 2026, by 2026 it is planned to build,  repair or renovate at least 300 schools, providing them with the  necessary property and equipment , the document reads. 

In 2015, under a loan agreement signed between the Armenian  government and the Asian Development Bank, the Territorial  Development Fund began implementing a program to improve the seismic  safety of schools in Armenia. It was noted that the ADB loan from the  total budget of the program is $88.5 million, and government  co-financing is $18.5 million.