ArmInfo. Governor at the Central Bank of Armenia Martin Galstyan, within the framework of the state visit of RA President Armen Sargsyan to Italy, met with the President of the Council of Ministers of Italy Mario Draghi. ArmInfo was informed about this by the press service of the RA Central Bank. During the meeting, issues related to the financial sector and the economy were discussed, the importance of steps to deepen further cooperation was noted.
The interlocutors also discussed other issues of bilateral interest.
To note, according to the RA Statistical Committee, Italy is among the TOP-5 foreign trade partners of Armenia, and takes the lead among the EU partner countries. Thus, the foreign trade turnover between Armenia and Italy for 8 months of 2021 exceeded $ 182.7 million, having increased by 22% on a y-o-y terms. Italy is listed in the TOP-5 and in terms of imports - $ 145.4 million, with a y-o-y growth of 16.5%. At the same time, the volume of export of Armenian goods to Italy amounted to $ 37.3 million, having increased on a y-o-y terms by 49%. Among the partner countries of Armenia from the EU, Italy is the leader in terms of imports, and takes the 4th place in terms of exports.
