The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development EBRD announced a JD 3.2m loan to the Greater Amman Municipality to finance the construction of the fifth cell at the Al Ghabawi landfill .
The loan is part of the uncommitted second tranche of a 50 million Euro loan to GAM approved in 2016 to finance improvements in solid waste management and infrastructure .
The 50 million Euro loan is expected to be co financed by several donors including the United Kingdom Department for International Development the EU USAID and others .
The loan was announced as a continuation of the Bank s support to Jordan as the ongoing influx of refugees from Syria continues to place a massive strain on the country s resources .