34th session of FAO Regional Conference will take place on May 14-17,  2024

 Monday, April 22 2024 23:10:03
34th session of FAO Regional Conference will take place on May 14-17,  2024

ArmInfo. The Thirty-fourth Session of the FAO Regional Ministerial Conference for Europe - set to take place on  14-17 May 2024 - will bring together FAO Members from the region in striving for more efficient, more inclusive, more resilient, and more sustainable agrifood systems to ensure that no one is left behind. The Organization's press release reports.

Rafael Gevorgyan: Re-export did not have significant impact on  economic growth rates
 Monday, January 8 2024 20:34

ArmInfo. Re-export did not have a significant impact on the growth rate of the Armenian economy.  Deputy Minister of Economy of Armenia Rafael Gevorgyan stated during a press conference on January 8, referring to the results of the study of the growth structure of the RA economy.

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Minister of Economy: Ferry service has not aroused interest among  exporters and importers
 Monday, January 8 2024 20:32

ArmInfo. The ferry service has been operating for several months, but, according to our  assessment, it has not generated sufficient interest among exporters and importers. Armenian Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan announced during a press conference.

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Vahan Kerobyan: Amulsar to start operating this year
 Monday, January 8 2024 20:30

ArmInfo. The Amulsar mine will be operational this year.  Armenian Minister of Economy Vahan  Kerobyan stated  during a press conference on Monday.

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Minister of Economy: It is necessary to diversify export  destinations, rather than trying to find ways in one direction
 Monday, January 8 2024 17:43

ArmInfo. In 2 months, the Ministry of Economy of Armenia will present a new export strategy,  the main goal of which is the export of high-standard products that are in demand in numerous countries. Armenian Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan stated during a press conference on Monday.

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Tehran: development of trade and transit cooperation cannot become  basis for geopolitical changes in region
 Monday, January 8 2024 16:01

ArmInfo. The development of trade and transit cooperation cannot become a basis for geopolitical  changes in the region. This was stated by Spokesperson of the Iranian Foreign Ministry Nasser Kanani, commenting on the statement of the Turkish Minister of Transport regarding the establishment of a  corridor through the Syunik region of the Republic of Armenia.

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Yerevan mayor announces bill to effectively combat illegal  construction
 Monday, January 8 2024 14:17

ArmInfo. Yerevan is preparing a bill to effectively combat illegal construction and seizure of land, Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan stated at a working meeting of the Council of Elders on January 8.

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French Development Agency to allocate EUR 1mln to health system in  Armenia`s Syunik
 Monday, January 8 2024 14:07

ArmInfo.France, through the Agence Francaise de l'AFD - Agence Francaise de D‚veloppement, supports the AGBU (Armenian General Benevolent Union) for the improvement of the health system in Syunik. Thanks to an AFD grant of 1 million euros, AGBU, via the intervention of Sante Armenia, is aiming for three objectives:

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Changes in ANIF management 
 Monday, January 8 2024 12:37

ArmInfo.The Armenian National Interests Fund (ANIF) has announced changes in its management staff. On the initiative of the Ministry of Economy, changes were made to the management staff, including the board of  directors of ANIF. Previously the Board of ANIF was chaired by Dominique de Villepin, former PM of and Minister of the Interior of France. 

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Authorized capital of national air carrier of Armenia has been replenished, Ministry of Economy reports
 Friday, January 5 2024 18:01

ArmInfo. The authorized  capital of National Airlines of Armenia CJSC (Fly Arna) has been  increased by 2,011,050,000 drams. This was reported by the press  service of the Ministry of Economy.  According to the source, the  decision was made on December 25 last year at the general meeting of  shareholders of the company.

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From January 1, 2024, people with disabilities in Armenia may use service of personal assistant
 Thursday, January 4 2024 17:58

ArmInfo. From January 1, 2024,  persons with disabilities will be provided with the service of a  personal assistant. The decision was made on January 4 at a meeting  of the Cabinet of Ministers.

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Government of Armenia determines conditions for providing additional payment for academic degree
 Thursday, January 4 2024 14:56

ArmInfo. Scientific workers with  an academic degree involved in budgetary basic programs and working  full time from January 1, 2024 will receive an additional payment.  The decision was made at a meeting of the Armenian Cabinet of  Ministers on January 4.

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Electronic income declaration system of RA citizens to start functioning no earlier than March 2024- SRC head
 Thursday, January 4 2024 14:13

ArmInfo.In Armenia, those  persons who are subject to the mandatory declaration of their  incomes, when entering the electronic system, will notice that some  parts of the application will be pre-filled. Chairman of the State  Revenue Committee of the Republic of Armenia Rustam Badasyan told  reporters on January 4.

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Based on last year`s results, significant improvement in ratio of taxes to GDP in Armenia to be recorded - SRC chief
 Thursday, January 4 2024 12:49

ArmInfo. According to the  forecasts of the State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Armenia,  according to the results of last year, a significant improvement in  the ratio of taxes to GDP in Armenia will be recorded. The head of  the department, Rustam Badasyan, stated on January 4 in a  conversation with reporters.

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Armenia extends ban on export of raw leather
 Thursday, January 4 2024 11:53

ArmInfo. Armenia's Cabinet has  extended the ban on the export of raw leather once again.   As noted in the explanation to the document, currently local  industrial companies engaged in leather processing in Armenia have a  demand for leather raw materials, and the capabilities of the raw  material base are still not fully used.

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Chairman of Urban Development Committee dismissed
 Thursday, January 4 2024 11:39

ArmInfo. Chairman of the Urban  Development Committee Armen Ghularyan has been dismissed.

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Lori governor dismissed
 Thursday, January 4 2024 11:31

ArmInfo. Governor of Lori Province Aram Khachatryan has been dismissed. 

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Armenia`s premier visits Lori, inspects construction programmes
 Thursday, January 4 2024 11:03

ArmInfo. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan  visited Lori Province and got acquainted with the progress of the  projects implemented in communities funded by the Government.

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Armenia`s GDP to reach 8% to 8.5% in 2023 - expert
 Thursday, January 4 2024 11:00

ArmInfo. Armenia will close 2023  with GDP growth in the range of 8- 8.5%, instead of the 7% planned by  the state budget and the 7.2% expected by the budget for 2024. At the  same time, the country's GDP generation potential, as before, does  not exceed 5%, Armenia's former minister of finance Vardan Aramyan  told ArmInfo. 

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We collected more than planned: SRC summarizes 2023
 Wednesday, January 3 2024 16:15

ArmInfo. The State Revenue Committee of Armenia (SRC) summed up the results of 2023 with tax revenues in the amount of 2 trillion 221.9 billion drams, exceeding the previous year by 295.9 billion drams or 15.4%.

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Team Telecom Armenia sums up 2023
 Friday, December 29 2023 14:50

ArmInfo. Team Telecom Armenia summed up the results of 2023, which was marked by the company's entry into the capital market, the construction of a new generation network, the re-equipment of mobile stations, the launch of the Team Energy project and a number of other initiatives.

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