ArmInfo. A regular process for assessing the effectiveness of budget programs will be introduced in  Armenia. At the plenary meeting on May 2, the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia adopted amendments to the law "On the Budget System" in the first reading.

ArmInfo.Chairman of the Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC) of Armenia Garegin Baghramyan believes that the issue of the expediency of paying for Russian gas in rubles requires a detailed discussion with the involvement of all  interested bodies. He stated this in a conversation with journalists  on March 28, referring to the question whether he considers it  expedient to pay for Russian gas in rubles.

ArmInfo.Armenian Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan believes that fixing gas prices in rubles would be a great success, including in the context of solving the  problems of exporters.

ArmInfo.  In Armenia, the procedure for conducting electronic trading will change. The decision on this was made at a meeting of the RA Government on January 30.   According to the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Armenia Atom  Dzhandzhugazyan, the change in the procedure for electronic trading  was the result of monitoring in procurement system. The purpose of  the presented document is to exclude cartel conspiracies. Often there  are times when a bidder who won the auction does not sign the  contract for one reason or another. In this case, the minister  continued, the second participant comes into force, having offered a  higher price for the service. 

ArmInfo.Representatives of Armenian companies that carry out interstate non-scheduled passenger transportation require the abolition of the current procedure for the  transportation of passengers to Russia. June 4 in the morning they  gathered for a protest in front of the government building. 

ArmInfo. Rostelecom supported holding of BarCamp informal conference (non-conference) on November 6 in Vanadzor Technology Center, the press-center of the company informs.