The state should establish strict rules for its relations with  investors, rather than engaging in promiscuous partnerships with them  - Artur Ashugyan

 Monday, November 4 2024 18:23:00
The state should establish strict rules for its relations with  investors, rather than engaging in promiscuous partnerships with them  - Artur Ashugyan

ArmInfo.Yerevan, In late September, the Mining Armenia Forum was held in Armenia, organized by the Union of Miners and Metallurgists of Armenia. The forum was attended by representatives from almost all  mining companies in the country, specialists in various fields, environmentalists, representatives from various NGOs, and foreign guests.

Fixing over-ambitious and unrealistic goals most dangerous - expert 
 Monday, October 7 2024 12:40

ArmInfo.Armenia's GDP growth by the end of 2024 will be within 5%, but not 7% according to the  approved state budget and not 5.8% expected by the financial authorities in the draft budget for next year, Vardan Aramyan, an international consultant on public finance management and former RA  Finance Minister, stated in an interview with ArmInfo

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Idram: Infrastructure for Financial Institutions․ Idram for Everyone
 Monday, September 9 2024 21:22

ArmInfo.Armenia is one of the regional leaders in the field of contactless QR payments. QR payments were introduced in the country in 2016. We spoke with Arsen Kdenian, Director of Idram, about the current state of QR payments and the future of the sector.

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External factors only hope or Armenia`s shoestring budget
 Thursday, August 8 2024 09:37

ArmInfo. The current government is proud of the tax overfulfillment in Armenia over the past two years.  However, already at the end of the first quarter of 2024, the authorities, albeit in a low voice, began to talk about the possible underfulfillment of the target state budget indicator, and by the end of June they officially announced that tax arrears had reached approximately 9%.

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IDBank will have a new premium service lounge. Lida Safaryan
 Monday, July 29 2024 22:53

ArmInfo. IDBank regularly speaks about the advantages that privileged service customers enjoy. They are progressively expanding and adapting to international standards. We discussed this with Lida Safaryan, Head of Premium Banking Services, Commercial Director and Vice President of IDBank.

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Only two companies benefit from securities issuance assistance programme in Armenia
 Monday, July 29 2024 10:31

ArmInfo. So far, two companies have become beneficiaries of the state program to promote the issue of equity (shares) and debt (bonds) securities, as well as passing credit ratings. By the end of 2024, 2-3 more participants may join them. Hasmik Zakaryan, Head of the Department for the Development of Financial Infrastructures of the RA Ministry of Economy, spoke with an ArmInfo about the terms of the state program to promote the development of the capital market, as well as its prospects.

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Armenia needs 600MW NPP - ex-premier 
 Tuesday, July 16 2024 13:44

ArmInfo. Armenia cannot do without nuclear energy, Armenia's ex-premier Hrant Bagratyan told  ArmInfo.

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So that old age can be a joy! Present and future of funded pension  reform in Armenia
 Monday, June 17 2024 11:27

ArmInfo. Imagine for a moment that you are a beneficiary of the of the USA represented by Apple, Microsoft, META, NVIDIA, TESLA, Alphabet Inc.  and Amazon. And this became possible by joining the Mandatory Funded  Pension System (MFPS)  of Armenia.  

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Expert: When there is no trust between private and public sectors,  unfortunately, there is no need to talk about right decisions
 Thursday, April 18 2024 17:31

ArmInfo. I do not share the optimism that Armenia will be able to diversify its export markets in  a few years; maybe it will be possible to somewhat reduce its dependence on the Russian market.  Emil Stepanyan, co-founder of the Export Armenia Association of Experts stated  in a conversation with  an ArmInfo correspondent.

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Expert on Armenia`s international trade growth against "miserable  trade pattern"  
 Wednesday, February 21 2024 18:36

ArmInfo.The overall growth rates of Armenia's international trade turnover for 2023 are marked by unprecedented achievements, however, the structure of exports and imports, unfortunately, indicates the presence of significant imbalances and shifts containing significant long-term macroeconomic risks, Doctor  of Economy Aghasi Tavadyan told ArmInfo. 

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Expert: Armenia should use Georgian, Turkish transit opportunities
 Friday, January 19 2024 19:54

ArmInfo. In order to fully use transit opportunities with Georgia, it is necessary to enter into bilateral negotiations in order to eliminate those measures that are mutually applied to cargo carriers due to the fault of the Armenian side. A similar opinion was expressed by economist Tigran Jrbashyan, presenting the results of the "Ameria" company's "Alternative Wine Export Markets" study.

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Reforms in management of apartment buildings; Government steps away from Soviet-era approaches
 Monday, December 25 2023 20:27

ArmInfo. The Armenian authorities are reforming the institution of management of multi-unit apartment buildings (hereinafter: apartment buildings) and are considering transferring these powers to an external manager (outsourcer). At the same time, in order to protect the interests of the residents, the rights and responsibilities of the developer and the apartment owners are clarified. Tanya Arzumanyan, Head of the Department of Housing Fund Management and Communal Infrastructure of the RA Urban Development Committee, told ArmInfo.

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Armenian startups lack ambition
 Thursday, November 16 2023 12:22

ArmInfo.The international network of impact hubs (centers for social innovation,  entrepreneurship and coworking spaces) began to actively develop around the world in 2009. The opening of such a center in Armenia took place in 2016, which happened in parallel with their  establishment in many countries of Western Europe.

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SRC- from control to total dictatorship
 Tuesday, October 24 2023 14:01

ArmInfo. The legislative changes initiated by the State Revenue Committee (SRC) of Armenia, allowing  the tax authority to request from the taxpayer a bank statement on transactions without a court decision, will lead to the establishment of an "economic dictatorship" in Armenia, based not on the rule of law, but on the principles of permissiveness of the tax authorities .  Eduard Badalyan, an Expert at the Citizen, Taxpayer, Business Rights  Protection NGO shared this point of view in a conversation with an ArmInfo correspondent.

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Amid high growth, prudent fiscal stance would help avoid overheating  of economy, prevent inflationary pressures - Jihad Azour
 Wednesday, September 6 2023 11:11

ArmInfo. A delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Mr Jihad Azour, Director of the IMF Middle  East and Central Asia Department, and Ms Iva Petrova, IMF Mission Chief for Armenia, was on a visit to Armenia recently. In an interview with Mr Emmanuil Mkrtchyan, CEO, ArmInfo News Agency, Mr Jihad Azour said that the IMF delegation visited Armenia on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Armenian national currency  and foundation of the Central Bank of Armenia, landmarks in Armenia's history.

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Armenia needs tested and approved nuclear power unit
 Monday, August 7 2023 11:07

ArmInfo. Today is the deadline for the 2-month term for the expert opinion by the interagency group for construction of a new nuclear power unit formed under a decision  by Armenia's Premier Nikol Pashinyan. 

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Economist: one should not expect serious economic growth in Armenia  without industrial development in mid-term
 Monday, July 31 2023 15:24

ArmInfo. There is practically no policy aimed at developing high value-added industries in Armenia.  This, in fact, is evidenced by the data of both the RA Statistical  Committee and the list of the largest domestic taxpayers. Doctor of  Economic Sciences, Professor Ashot Tavadyan expressed a similar point  of view in an interview with ArmInfo.

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Armenian expert on risks of further domestic debt growth 
 Monday, June 5 2023 11:28

ArmInfo.The increase of the share of domestic debt in the total government debt up to 47% in Armenia by  May 2023 can be considered from two aspects - both as an achievement by Armenia's economic authorities and their "involuntary" torpedoing economic progress, Armenia's former minister of finance, international expert Vardan Aramyan said in an interview with ArmInfo. 

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German investments for the sake of Armenia`s sustainable development
 Monday, May 15 2023 15:40

ArmInfo. "We all live under the same sky, but we don't all have the same horizon," the great German politician Konrad Adenauer said, in a tough discussion with the United States on the issue of restoring Germany destroyed by the WW2 and insisted on canceling the initial scenario of turning it into a country with an agriculture-led economy, forcing the ally to the implement the Marshall Plan, aimed at restoring the infrastructure and industrial power of Germany. 

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RUB depreciation to lead to loss of competitiveness of Armenian  products in Russian market- Suren Parsyan
 Tuesday, April 4 2023 15:23

ArmInfo.Further depreciation of the ruble will lead to the loss of competitiveness of goods of Armenian origin in the Russian market and a decrease in the pace of economic  activity in Armenia. Economist Suren Parsyan expressed this opinion  in an interview with ArmInfo.

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Separating apples from oranges: The essence of compliance
 Thursday, March 30 2023 10:52

ArmInfo. Russian resettlers, whose number in Armenia, according to various sources, is estimated from 80 to 100 thousand people, not only contributed to high "statistical" economic growth and low "estimated" inflation in the country, but also made it possible to significantly strengthen the resources of the Armenian banking system.  However, Armenia, having benefited from both people and capital, has appeared under the powerful sanctions lens of the Western countries, which is seriously concerned about the possibility of circumvention of anti-Russian sanctions by countries friendly or neutral to Russia. Armenian banks were immediately warned that they must strictly follow the international regulations against the legalization of proceeds from crime (money laundering) and put up serious barriers to clients' attempts to circumvent anti-Russian sanctions in the course of trading activities.  By and large, by March last year, Armenian banks were not ready for such a turn, and therefore they began to actively implement the so-called compliance control and its tough “barrier” tools.

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