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ArmInfo. We called this  year Black Friday, because everyone had good sales rates, but now we  are already gearing up for the challenges of next year. This was  stated by Armen Sakapetoyan, a board member of the NGO , during a conversation with journalists on  December 10 at an event dedicated to the construction sector's  year-end results.

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ArmInfo. On December 10, the session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation kicked off in Yerevan.  As reported by the press service  of the National Assembly of Armenia, the 69th session of the PABSEC  Bureau took place today, chaired by Alen Simonyan, the Speaker of the  National Assembly.  Organizational matters were addressed at the  Bureau session. Additionally, the 64th session of the PABSEC Standing  Committee was held on the same day. The 64th plenary session of the  PABSEC General Assembly is scheduled for December 11, where  discussions will focus on the report "Unblocking as a guarantee of  regional development". 

ArmInfo. Over the past five years, more than 46,000 violations in the field of intellectual  property have been identified in the EAEU, and over 60 million  counterfeit goods have been seized. Bakhyt Sultanov, the EEC Minister  in charge of Economy and Financial Policy, made this statement while  speaking at the plenary session of the Anti-Counterfeiting Forum.

ArmInfo. The Central Bank of  Armenia continues to reduce the refinancing rate, this time also by  0.25 percentage points - from 7.25% to 7%. This is the eighth  reduction in the key rate this year, by a total of 2.25 percentage  points (from 9.25% in December 2023). 

ArmInfo. The rescue service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia  reports that there is a closed road in Armenia.

ArmInfo. Armenia is interested in deepening cooperation with Uruguay in the field of  technological education. This was stated during a meeting between  Deputy Minister of High-Tech Industry of Armenia Gevorg Mantashyan  and the Uruguayan delegation headed by the head of the Language  Policy Department of the National Educational Administration of  Uruguay (ANEP) Aldo Rodriguez and the director of the Nubarian  College of the Armenian General Benevolent Union Javier Poladyan.

ArmInfo. The Minister of  Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of the Republic of  Armenia David Khudatyan held a working meeting with the heads of the  energy system yesterday. 

ArmInfo. On December 5-6, the capital of Kazakhstan hosted the XII International Forum <Anti-Counterfeit-2024>, dedicated to combating illicit trafficking in industrial products and  protecting intellectual property rights.

ArmInfo. Lusine Gevorgyan, the head of the Tourism Committee, received the Ambassador of Romania to Armenia Cornel Ionescu. The parties discussed opportunities to enhance bilateral cooperation in the tourism sector.  During the meeting they reviewed data on tourist traffic between Armenia and Romania, dicussed visa issuance processes, and explored tourist preferences. Additionally, they highlighted the potential for developing tourist destinations between the countries. They agreed to take proactive measures to boost mutual tourist flows.

ArmInfo. Armenia is heavily reliant on foreign financial markets, particularly the Russian ruble market. Under these conditions, experience shows that a sharp devaluation of the Russian ruble can have a negative impact on our economy. Aghasi Tavadyan, the expert of the research center and founder of the analytical portal tvyal.com, shared these insights on his social network.

ArmInfo. Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of Armenia David Khudatyan received the head of the Armenian resident office of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Giorgi Akhalkatsi.

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ArmInfo.Chairman of the  Central Electoral Commission of Armenia Vahagn Hovakimyan and Head of  the CEC External Relations Department Hermine Harutyunyan took part  in a seminar in Tirana on the topic of "Artificial Intelligence for  Electoral Actors".

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ArmInfo.Converse Bank has become an official signatory of the UN Principles for Responsible Banking – a single framework for a sustainable banking industry developed through a collaboration between banks worldwide and the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI). 

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ArmInfo. Armenian Minister  of Economy Gevorg Papoyan met with members of the Council and  representatives of the business community of the American Chamber of  Commerce in Armenia (AmCham).