ArmInfo.The Kremlin does not regard the refusal of Armenian banks to service Russian Mir cards as  an unfriendly step, but explains this decision by pressure from the United States, follows from a statement by spokesperson of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov.

ArmInfo.Ameriabank has been named the Best Bank in Armenia by Global Finance magazine in its 31st annual awards for the World’s Best Banks. Winners have been chosen in nearly 150 countries, territories and districts in the world with consideration of criteria such as growth in assets, profitability, geographic reach, strategic relationships, new business development and innovation in products as well as the opinions of equity analysts, credit rating analysts, banking consultants and others involved in the industry.

ArmInfo.The State Revenue Committee of Armenia (SRC) brought criminal responsibility to the  developer carrying out construction activities in the Arabkir administrative district of Yerevan, for evading particularly large amounts of taxes.

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ArmInfo. Armenia's Ministry of and Social Affairs has released a list of banks participating in a 10%  cashback programme for pensioners. 

ArmInfo.The Union of Manufacturers and Businessmen of Armenia (UMBA) hosted a discussion  on economic development trends in Armenia. 

ArmInfo.Armenia and Korea are ready to deepen economic cooperation by implementing new programmes,  the RA Ministry of Economy reports referring to a meeting between Armenia's Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan and  Mr Chung Byung-won, Deputy Foreign Minister For Political Affairs of Korea.

ArmInfo. The food safety inspection body of the Republic of Armenia will carry out supervisory  measures at the Ararat Brandy Factory LLC, in connection with a letter received from the Ministry of Health of Belarus, which states that violations of the requirements of the EAEU technical regulations  have been identified in the products produced by the enterprise.

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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.

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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. 

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ArmInfo. We want to offer Armenia an alternative logistics route that will significantly reduce  time costs for cargo carriers and which has a competitive price.  President of the "Astana" Diplomatic Club Kaiyrbolat Sakhmetov said in a conversation with an ArmInfo correspondent Within the framework  of the meeting of the business delegation of Kazakhstan with the members of the  Union of Manufacturers and Businessmen of Armenia (UMBA).

ArmInfo.From March 26 to June 26 of this year, AraratBank starts placement of bonds subject to the conditions described below:

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.