ArmInfo.The conclusion of the agreement on the donation of 12.5% of shares out of 100% of the shares of the Lydian Armenia company is postponed until December 30 of this year. The decision on this was made at a meeting of the RA government on October 24.

ArmInfo. The Amulsar mine will be operational this year.  Armenian Minister of Economy Vahan  Kerobyan stated  during a press conference on Monday.

ArmInfo.The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) treats the Amulsar project in Armenia very  carefully and cautiously. Denis Ilyin, Deputy Chairman of the EDB Board, stated this on December 14 in Almaty, summing up the results of the Bank's year of activity.

ArmInfo.The Eurasian Development Bank is ready to support the project to develop the Amulsar gold  mone. On May 15, in Almaty, on the sidelines of a conference of investors-members of the Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP), Chairman of the EDB Nikolai Podguzov said in an interview with journalists, answering a question from ArmInfo.

ArmInfo.Today, our country is facing such challenges that do not allow us to abandon the fulfillment of our international obligations, including the  abandonment of the high economic benefit from the exploitation of the Amulsar gold mine. RA Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan stated this  in an interview to the Public Television of Armenia.

ArmInfo. Lydian Armenia will pay 75-100 million dollars to the state treasury every year in the form of taxes, duties and royalties. Hayk Aloyan Managing  Director of Lydian Armenia, which develops the Amulsar gold mine,  said in an interview with the Public Television of Armenia.

ArmInfo. The development of the Amulsar mine will increase Armenia's GDP by 1%. On February 22,  Minister of Economy of Armenia Vahan Kerobyan stated after the  signing ceremony of the tripartite memorandum of understanding  between the Armenian government, Eurasian Development Bank(EDB), and  "Lydian Armenia" company, which marked the resumption of the  Amulsar mine exploitation project.

ArmInfo. The Amulsar gold mine will be re-operated, Armenia's Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan stated at a meeting of the Standing Committee on Economic  Affairs, Parliament of Armenia. 

ArmInfo. Armenia's Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan hopes that the measures taken by the government to restore the volume of mining will be successful. The  Minister stated this in an interview with Civil Net.

ArmInfo. If the draft EIA  (environmental impact assessment) for the Amulsar project does not  meet the criteria, then it should be declared invalid. Deputy Prime  Minister of the Republic of Armenia Tigran Avinyan stated this on  August 12 from the parliamentary rostrum.

ArmInfo.The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) today announced the  completion of its participation in the development of the Amulsar  gold mine, the construction of which has been blocked by  environmental activists and residents of nearby communities for about  two years.

ArmInfo. Regarding the situation around Lydian Armnia, the government of Armenia must take its decision. This was stated by Dmitri Gvindadze, Head of the  Armenian office of the European Bank for Reconstruction and  Development (EBRD) at a press conference on January 30.

ArmInfo. On February 5, Lydian International shares will complete the delisting process and cease to be listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. This is stated in  the official message of the company, received by ArmInfo.

ArmInfo. Rating-Agentur Expert RA confirmed the  sovereign government credit rating (SGC) of Armenia at 'BB-'  (Sufficient level of creditworthiness of the government) in national  currency and at 'BB-' (Sufficient level of creditworthiness of the  government) in foreign currency.