  Armenia to get $150 million ADB loan for budget January 22, 2026 - 14:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian government has approved a $150 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to help finance the country’s budget deficit, Sputnik Armenia reports. The decision was made at today’s cabinet meeting and includes the signing of the loan agreement titled “Fiscal Stability and Financial Market Development Program – Subprogram 3” between Armenia and the ADB. The loan is part of Armenia’s 2025 Annual Borrowing Plan, developed within the framework of the 2025–2027 Public Debt Management Strategy. This plan estimates a total of $675 million in budget support loans to be secured from various international financial institutions, including the ADB. Under the agreement, the ADB loan will have a 15-year maturity period, including a 3-year grace period.   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
