Acting Minister: Agreement on liberalization of investments will assist in attracting Japanese capital to the Armenian economy Thursday, October 18 2018
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 ArmInfo. The government of Armenia approved the Armenian- Japanese intergovernmental agreement on liberalization, promotion and mutual protection of investments at a regular meeting on October 18. |
ArmInfo.The trade turnover between Armenia and Belarus is growing not only in terms of value, but also the nomenclature is expanding. The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Armenia Igor Nazaruk told about it in an interview with ArmInfo on the sidelines of the international industrial exhibition EXPO RUSSIA ARMENIA.
ArmInfo.By the end of 2018, the ''Business Armenia'' Foundation will be able to achieve the investment targeted indicator. The Fund's Executive Director Armen Avak Avakyan said this at a press conference timed to the first meeting of the Board of Trustees of ''Business Armenia'' on October 19.
ArmInfo. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) provide Ameriabank with a loan of $ 12.5 million in the framework of the Green Economy Financing (GEFF) program. As noted in the EBRD report, Ameriabank became the first partner of the European Bank in Armenia to receive a loan under this program. The loan will help SMEs and corporations to invest in green technologies.
ArmInfo. On October 22, IDBank will issue the 6th tranche of dollar-denominated coupon bonds in the amount of $ 5 million, with a coupon yield of 5.25%. As the Bank's press service told ArmInfo, the maturity of these bonds was set at 2.3 years. According to the source, payments on coupons for this tranche will be made quarterly, unlike previous issues, when payments were made every six months. As part of this tranche, it is planned to issue 50,000 bonds, each with a nominal value of $ 100.
ArmInfo. The security service of the insurance company "ROSGOSSTRAKH ARMENIA" is taking active steps to curb and uncover insurance frauds. As the press service of ROSGOSSTRAKH ARMENIA insurance company told ArmInfo, the company has introduced a system to detect signs of fraud, thanks to which a significant number of attempts are suppressed at the stage of claims settlement. Employees of the company are subjected to a thorough analysis of all cases in which there are signs of fraud.
ArmInfo. Up to this day no memorandums with insurance companies about the start of the program agricultural insurance in Armenia have been signed, member of the Agricultural Alliance and Advisor to the Executive Director of "Nairi Insurance" IC Artak Martirosyan said, recalling the report previously published by the Ministry of Agriculture that the sale of insurance policies of agricultural risks in Armenia may begin at the end of 2018 or early 2019.
ArmInfo. A meeting of the commission for the investigation of the validity of gas and electricity tariffs started in the National Assembly of Armenia. The head of the commission, Deputy President of the Parliament Mikael Melkumyan suggested inviting energy experts to the meetings of the commission. Touching on the tariffs for gas and electricity, the Deputy President said that now is the right time to raise these issues.
ArmInfo.Ameriabank offers individuals favorable conditions when purchasing and installing solar panels on credit. This was announced by the Director of Retail Banking of Ameriabank Arman Barseghyan during the online press conference held the day before, reminding that this program was launched a month ago.
ArmInfo. The mobile app allows paying for utilities, communication services, parking spots, purchases at shops and pharmacies, as well as paying bills in cafes and restaurants, taxes, duties and fines. The app is available on App Store and Google Play.
ArmInfo. The work of business forum of the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF ) kicked off in the capital of Armenia - Yerevan on October 10.The opening ceremony of the forum was addressed by the President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian and the Secretary General of the OIF Michaelle Jean.
ArmInfo."The activity in the real estate market of Armenia has been observed for a little over a year, in particular, the special revival has been more noticeable over the past 8 months," said Marina Norayrovna Chatinyan, director of the real estate agency "Bars". "Using the example of the agency's activities, we can say that the growth in the number of real estate purchase and sale transactions has increased by 15%," she said.
ArmInfo. New developments in Armenia led to a rise in property prices, Director of the Real Estate Exchange Artem Pribylsky stated in the conversation with ArmInfo. "Today there are positive trends, but it is unknown what will happen tomorrow," the expert said.
ArmInfo. In September 2018, inflation at 0.3% was recorded in the consumer market of Armenia, which due to the rise in price of food and non-food products by 1.1% and 0.4%, respectively, with a decrease in tariffs for services by 0.6%. In the capital, consumer prices rose in September by 0.7%.
ArmInfo.Passenger traffic at Armenian airports in the beginning of 2018 was 2 151 718 people, which is 11.9% more than a year ago. According to the press service of the State Department of Civil Aviation, only in September the passenger traffic reached 278,719 people, with an annual growth of 9.3%.
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