July 7, 2004 - 00:24 AMT
ARMENIA EXPECTS TO GET 20 MILLION EUROS FROM WB WITHIN COUNTRY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THIS YEAR
Within the framework of the Country Assistance Strategy four-year program Armenia expects to receive 20 million euros from the World Bank this year. As reported by the Minister of Finance and Economy of Armenia Vardan Khachatrian, the means will be allocated in the budget spending. In his words this year special attention will be paid to the improvement of the business atmosphere in the country, while the next year - to the settlement of financial markets, then - agriculture. Within the program Armenia will get up $220 million from the WB during the four years.