ArmInfo."Based on the information received from various online trading platforms, we can talk about a significant increase in the volume of electronic commerce in Armenia," said Hakob Arshakyan, Minister of High-Tech Industry, at a press conference on April 8.
In this regard, he emphasized that this triple increase will subsequently lead to positive qualitative changes in this area. In particular, Arshakyan emphasized that the stimulation of electronic commerce is an additional impetus to the development of the country's economy, both in terms of ensuring transparency of transactions and in terms of uniform development of territories.
<It is no secret that the numerous trading networks of Armenia are located in Yerevan, and thanks to electronic commerce, the products will become available in the country's regions. I hope this trend continues>, the head of the department said. It should be noted that according to ArmInfo's analytical bulletin "Armenian Banks in the Card Business", the volume of Internet transactions in 2019 exceeded 300 billion drams, having increased by 39% over the year and amounted to 48% of the total non-cash payments by bank cards.