The first, $96.7 million tranche will be used for repairing a highway running from St Petersburg in Russia's northwest to Norway, the ministry said.
(Reporting by Dasha Korsunskaya; writing by Maria Kiselyova; editing by Jason Neely)
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The Beijing-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a $500 million loan to Russia to help fund road construction, Russia's Economy Ministry said on Thursday.
The first, $96.7 million tranche will be used for repairing a highway running from St Petersburg in Russia's northwest to Norway, the ministry said.
(Reporting by Dasha Korsunskaya; writing by Maria Kiselyova; editing by Jason Neely)