ArmInfo. The National Assembly of Armenia is currently discussing the amendments to the law "On state pensions" proposed by the opposition faction "Armenia".

ArmInfo. Armenia and China are establishing cooperation in the tourism sector.

ArmInfo. The Armenian authorities want to introduce a mechanism by which financial  institutions will be able to exercise their right to collateral in  the event of default on credit obligations by an unregistered private  entrepreneur or legal entity from Nagorno- Karabakh. At the plenary  session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on March  25, amendments to the Civil Code and the law "On state registration  of legal entities, state registration of separate divisions,  institutions of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs" are  being discussed in the first reading.

ArmInfo. A healthy future of children is in our hands - this was the slogan of a meeting attended by intellectual teams from AraratBank, other financial institutions, and the IT sector in support of the children under the care of the City of Smile Charitable Foundation. This is perhaps one of the rare instances where the goal transcends competition, and the only victory is the smile of a recovered child.

ArmInfo. The State Revenue Committee (SRC) of Armenia reports that it did not participate in the development of the draft law to change the procedure for appealing fines, which was initiated by the Ministry of Justice.

ArmInfo. The State Revenue Committee (SRC) of Armenia plans to collect more taxes from the construction sector in 2025, as stated by the head of the department,  Eduard Hakobyan, on March 24 at a meeting of the NA Standing  Committee on financial-credit and budgetary affairs.  In 2024, tax  revenues (tax income and state duty) to the consolidated budget of  the Republic of Armenia totaled 2 trillion 390.9 billion drams,  showing a  5.1% increase of 117 billion drams compared to 2023. The  tax to GDP ratio in 2024 decreased to 23.6% from 24.1% in 2023.  Hakobyan attributed the decrease in the indicator last year to  economic factors rather than tax collection. When analyzing tax  collections from the domestic economy and imports separately, it is  evident that there was  a 14% increase in the former and a decline in  the latter.

ArmInfo. Shirak Avia airline will launch Krasnoyarsk - Yerevan - Krasnoyarsk flight from May 10. This was reported by the press service of the Tourism Committee of  Armenia.

ArmInfo. The Tourism Committee of Armenia is considering the possibility of cooperation with the St. Petersburg Convention and Exhibition Bureau.

ArmInfo. The Central Bank of Armenia proposes not to consider information about the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia's monetary reserves for each denomination,  the production technology of the Armenian dram and the features of  their protection as a state secret. The draft has been submitted for  public discussion on the unified portal of legal acts e-draft.am.

ArmInfo. From March 17 to March 21, 2025, RUB transactions were  conducted daily and USD  transactions were  conducted four times in the Armenian interbank  foreign exchange market, while euro transactions ceased to be  conducted again. As a result, the weekly trend of dollar transactions  reversed from 24% growth towards 21% decline. This trend was also  observed in  RUB transactions, which reversed from a 21.4% growth to  a 3% decline. As a result, the ratio of the weekly volume of dollar  transactions to ruble transactions decreased from 1.7 to 1.3 times.  Additionally, in the intra-bank foreign exchange market during the  reporting week (17-21.03.25 compared to 10-14.03.25) there was an  increase in both buying and selling of dollars and rubles. However,   in euro transactions the growth in sales  accelerated  while the   buying trend shifted from growth to decline. 

ArmInfo. IDBank’s new branch this time opens its doors in the city of Artashat, Ararat region. Staying true to its promise, the Bank continues to strengthen not only its online, but also physical presence across different regions of Armenia.

ArmInfo. Armenia is expecting its Russian partners to clarify the provisions of the agreement on rebroadcasting Russian TV channels in the country. This was announced  to journalists on March 21 by the Minister of  RA High-Tech Industry,  Mkhitar Hayrapetyan.

ArmInfo. Ameriabank and CJSC Dinno present their joint PayLink platform for businesses - an innovative payment acceptance and management solution. This new, fast and secure way to receive payments with just one link helps companies optimize processes, ensures uninterrupted payments and instant reporting. This is noted in the message of Ameriabank.

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ArmInfo.  Armenia and Russia have expressed their commitment to increasing the volume of mutual trade in agricultural products, strengthening cooperation in  selection and genetics, and fostering collaboration between  regulatory authorities. This was announced following a meeting in  Moscow between Armenian Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan and  Russian Minister of Agriculture Oksana Lut.

ArmInfo. The rescue service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia reports that as of the morning of March 21, the roads in the republic are mostly passable.

ArmInfo. Minister for Integration and Macroeconomics of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Eldar Alisherov spoke about positive changes in the economies  of the EAEU countries at the annual conference of the American  Chamber of Commerce in Russia. 

ArmInfo. Armenia and Russia  have expressed a shared interest in boosting tourism between the two  countries. This became known following the meeting of Minister of  Economic Development of the Russian Federation Maxim Reshetnikov with  the Minister of Economy of Armenia, Gevorg Papoyan, and the head of  the RA Tourism Committee, Lusine Gevorgyan.

ArmInfo. In 2024, mutual trade  between Russia and Armenia grew by 1.6 times to reach $11.7 billion.  Maxim Reshetnikov, the head of the Russian economic department,  stated this during a meeting in Moscow with the Minister of Economy  of Armenia, Gevorg Papoyan, and the head of the RA Tourism Committee,  Lusine Gevorgyan, the press service of the Ministry of Economic  Development of the Russian Federation reported.

ArmInfo.  March 19 is International Client’s Day, and while IDBank frequently organizes appreciation days and surprises for its customers, it could not miss this day either.