ArmInfo. Governor of Syunik region Robert Ghukasyan is not familiar with the details of the  residential house construction project in Shurnukh village (Goris community), where in 2021, more than 10 families were deprived of their housing, which came under the control of Azerbaijan. He stated  on March 28 during a briefing with journalists.

ArmInfo.The Armenian authorities will compensate for the increase in water tariffs in 2024 at the expense of the state treasury. O On March 28, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the decision to allocate AMD 1.1 billion to Veolia Djur, the unified water supply operator in Armenia (as was done in 2023), which will allow the tariff to remain at the same level.

ArmInfo. Armenia's gross international reserves (GIR) in February 2024 decreased by 4.6% per  annum or by $164 million, amounting to $3.381 billion, while a year ago there was an increase of 17.7% or by $532.1 million - to $3.545 billion. Dynamics for January-February and only for February, like a  year earlier, also downward, as a result of which the GMR moved more noticeably away from the historical maximum $4.220 billion achieved in August 2023. This is evidenced by data from the Central Bank of  the Republic of Armenia.

ArmInfo. The World Bank will provide Armenia with a loan of 92.3 million euros and a grant of 16  million euros to finance the budget deficit. The resolution was approved at a government meeting on March 28.

ArmInfo.Armenia and Kazakhstan agreed to create a joint business club following a meeting  of the business delegation of the Astana Diplomatic Club with members of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Armenia. 

ArmInfo.Trade and economic relations are developing dynamically in both bilateral and  multilateral formats, which is significantly facilitated by contacts at the highest level. Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Armenia Bolat Imanbayev stated during the Armenia- Kazakhstan Business Forum.

ArmInfo.The sharp acceleration in the growth of economic activity in February of this year in Armenia is due to a short-term factor, reads a report by the Luys Foundation, whose experts analyzed the data of the RA Statistical Committee for January-February 2024.

ArmInfo. Viva-MTS Telecommunications operator has changed its company name to Viva Armenia.

ArmInfo.There is great cooperation potential between Armenia and Russia, which can be  realized through cooperation projects in the production sector. 

ArmInfo.In order to strengthen the connection, Team Systems business university together  with the National Polytechnic University of Armenia (NPUA) held a two-day conference and hackathon on the topic "Green energy and smart technologies".

ArmInfo. Belarus has banned the import of products from the Ararat Brandy Factory, The Kommersant  newspaper reported with reference to the relevant resolution of the Deputy Minister of Health, Chief Sanitary Doctor of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Tarasenko.

ArmInfo. In Armenia, the growth of economic activity in January- February 2024 accelerated to 13.6%  per annum (from 10.9% in the same period in 2023). The growth driver was the industrial sector. As preliminary data from the RA Statistical Committee indicate, this was accompanied by a noticeable acceleration in the upward dynamics of exports and imports.

ArmInfo.On March 25, 2024, the Central Bank of Armenia puts into circulation "100th Anniversary of Sergey  Parajanov's Birth" and "100th Anniversary of Paruyr Sevak's Birth" gold collector coins. 

ArmInfo. Armenia's defense budget totaled AMD 526.047bln in 2023, RA Minister of Defense Suren  Papikyan stated on March 25 at a meeting of the commission on defense and security of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, presenting a report on the implementation by the defense department  of the RA government program for 2021-2026 in 2023.

ArmInfo. It is very important to institutionally strengthen and increase the capacity of water supply and sanitation services in rural settlements of Armenia.  Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of the Republic of Armenia Vache Terteryan stated during a meeting with a delegation headed by Director of French Development Agency's (AFD) regional office in the South Caucasus Fanny Delpey. 

ArmInfo. The RA NA delegation to the Assembly takes part in the works of the Eastern Partnership  Parliamentary Assembly going on Brussels. 

ArmInfo.RA Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan introduced the newly appointed chairman  of the Urban Development Committee Yeghiazar Vardanyan to the staff of the Committee, the Government's press service reports.

ArmInfo.On March 27, the Armenia Securities Exchange (AMX) will start quoting the bonds of Electric  Networks of Armenia (ENA) CJSC, the issue volume of which is the largest among non-financial organizations, 32 billion drams.

ArmInfo.Switzerland announced the launch of the "Sustainable and Inclusive Growth in Mountainous  Armenia" (SIGMA) Program with a total budget of CHF12 million.  The program aims to reduce poverty in the mountain villages of Shirak, Lori, Tavush and Gegharkunik regions of Armenia through the application of inclusive, innovative and environmentally friendly approaches in agriculture and agritourism.

ArmInfo. The State Revenue Committee (SRC) of Armenia has launched a unified system of  electronic services for individuals, which is available in the web version:  https://self-portal.taxservice.am/. Through the system, citizens can submit an income tax return.