Loan helping fund Slovenian highway project

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a loan worth €145 million that will help fund a key highway project in Slovenia. The loan is being given to the Slovenian state highway company DARS for the project to construct a 13km section of the Drazenci to Gruskovje highway. The total cost of the project is €303.4 million. The remainder of the financing required is being provided jointly by the EU and Slovenia itself. Construction work on the project is due to commence in 2015 and continue until mid-2018
June 18, 2015 Read time: 1 min
The 1054 European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a loan worth €145 million that will help fund a key highway project in Slovenia. The loan is being given to the Slovenian state highway company DARS for the project to construct a 13km section of the Drazenci to Gruskovje highway. The total cost of the project is €303.4 million. The remainder of the financing required is being provided jointly by the EU and Slovenia itself. Construction work on the project is due to commence in 2015 and continue until mid-2018.
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