TARAZfest festival to take place in Yerevan
 Wednesday, August 7 2024,

ArmInfo. This coming weekend,  August 10 and 11, the Victory Park in Yerevan will host the 6th city  tourism festival "TARAZfest". This was reported by the Ministry of  Economy of Armenia.

Russia remains the primary supplier of wheat, flour and corn to Armenia
 Wednesday, August 7 2024,

ArmInfo. Russia continues to be the primary supplier of wheat, flour and corn to Armenia.  According to the RA Customs Service, in 2023, Armenia imported 343.6 thousand tons of wheat, which is 5.8% lower compared to the previous year. At the same time, the Russian Federation accounted 99.9% of these imports, with the remaining volume divided between Hungary and Kazakhstan. The customs value of the imported wheat also decreased by 38.6% to $62.8 million. Wheat exports from Armenia decreased by 96.6% to 122.8 tons, with a 75.4% decrease in customs value to $179.4 thousand. The entire volume was destined for the Russian market.  During the reporting period, 65.5 thousand tons of wheat flour were imported into the country, showing a 2-fold increase from the previous year, with a decrease in customs value by 11.2% to $10 million. 99.5% of wheat flour supplies were imported from Russia, while the remaining volume came from Italy, Kazakhstan, China, Belarus, France, Germany and Spain. In the same period, Armenia increased its wheat flour exports by 5.9 times to 35.1 tons.

 Wednesday, August 7 2024,

ArmInfo.

Details of launching Urumqi Yerevan-Urumqi air route discussed in Yerevan
 Wednesday, August 7 2024,

ArmInfo. On August 7, Deputy  Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of the  Republic of Armenia Armen Simonyan received a delegation headed by  the Charge d'Affaires of China in the Republic of Armenia Chen Ming.

 Wednesday, August 7 2024,

ArmInfo.

AMD 4 165 643 to SIA Armenia program: Aren Mehrabyan Foundation is the august beneficiary of The Power of One Dram
 Wednesday, August 7 2024,

ArmInfoAMD 4,165,643 is the result of the July program of “The Power of One Dram” initiative, which will be fully transferred to the Social Impact Award program of Impact Hub Yerevan, aimed at developing social entrepreneurship in our country.

Armenia increased car imports by 86.3% in 2023
 Wednesday, August 7 2024,

ArmInfo.In 2023, Armenia  increased car imports by 86.3% to 86.8 thousand units. Accordingly,  the customs value also increased - by 84.5% to $ 1.3 billion. This is  evidenced by the data of the RA Customs Service.

Armenia reduces aluminum foil exports by 22.5% last year
 Tuesday, August 6 2024,

ArmInfo. In 2023, Armenia  exported 25.2 thousand tons of aluminum foil, with an annual decrease  in volumes of 22.5% (versus a decline of 4.2% in 2022).  Accordingly,  the customs value of exported aluminum foil also decreased - by 31.5%  to $ 87.3 million.  This is evidenced by the data of the Customs  Service of the Republic of Armenia. 

Armenia`s sugar imports mainly from Russia, Brazil in 2023
 Tuesday, August 6 2024,

ArmInfo. According to the  results of 2023, the main sugar import markets for Armenia were  Russia and Brazil. Moreover, the share of Russian sugar exceeds the  volumes of Brazilian sugar, while for many years Brazil was the main  importer of sugar for Armenia.

Armenia`s minister of economy, USAID reps discuss cooperation for next year
 Tuesday, August 6 2024,

ArmInfo. Armenian Minister of  Economy Gevorg Papoyan received representatives of the United States  Agency for International Development (USAID).

Armenia`s diamond exports and imports up
 Tuesday, August 6 2024,

ArmInfo.In 2023, Armenia  increased diamond exports by 88.2% to 4,458.7 thousand carats, with a  customs value increase of 41.5% to $592.8 million. This is evidenced  by the data of the RA Customs Service 

Dramatic growth in Armenia`s gold exports, imports in 2023
 Tuesday, August 6 2024,

ArmInfo. In 2023, Armenia  increased its export and import of gold (including galvanic  sputtering) several times. According to the data of the Customs  Service of Armenia, last year Armenia exported 29,122.3 kg of gold,  which is 3.2 times more than the figure for the previous year  (against a 2.3-fold increase in 2022). The customs value increased  4.3 times, amounting to $1.8 billion.

Negative migration balance in Armenia
 Tuesday, August 6 2024,

ArmInfo. In the first half of  2024, 864,629 citizens of the Armenia returned to Armenia from  abroad, while 887,522 citizens of Armenia left the country.

Ardshinbank has been recognized as the best corporate bank in Armenia by Euromoney magazine for the second consecutive year
 Tuesday, August 6 2024,

ArmInfo.This year, Ardshinbank has once again been honored with the "Best Corporate Bank in Armenia" award by the British Euromoney magazine. The Bank has been recognized as the best due to its high-quality, diverse, and flexible financial services, excellent customer service, and continuous innovation. This is primarily evidenced by the Bank's outstanding financial performance.

Armenia, Georgia exploring prospects for cooperation in the field of winemaking
 Tuesday, August 6 2024,

ArmInfo. Ashot Smbatyan, Armenian Ambassador to Georgia met with Levan Mekhuzla, Director of the Georgian National Wine Agency. 

In the first half of the year, Armenia decreased wine production, but increased cognac production
 Tuesday, August 6 2024,

ArmInfo. According to data from the RA Statistical Committee, wine production volumes in Armenia significantly decreased in the first half of 2024, while cognac production increased. In particular, the annual decline in wine volumes amounted to 38.5%, while the annual growth in cognac volumes was 14.7%. 

 Tuesday, August 6 2024,

ArmInfo.

In the first half of the year,the Armenian budget has a surplus of 11 billion drams, compared to 134.3 billion drams for the same period in 2023
 Tuesday, August 6 2024,

ArmInfo. From January to June 2024, Armenia's state budget revenues  amounted to 1 trillion 243.7 billion drams, achieving  92% of the projected target set by the revised program for the first half of the year. 

The population of Armenia has exceeded the 3 million mark
 Tuesday, August 6 2024,

ArmInfo. According to data from the Statistical Committee of Armenia, the population of Armenia as of July 1, 2024 reached 3,057.8 million people, increasing by 3.8% or 112.3 thousand people year-on-year (compared to 0.8% growth or 23.2 thousand people a year earlier). 

Kazbegi-Upper Lars checkpoint resumes operations
 Tuesday, August 6 2024,

ArmInfo. The Kazbegi-Upper Lars checkpoint on the border with Russia has resumed operations for passenger cars and passenger transport, Vahan Hakobyan, the customs attache of the Armenian Embassy in Russia, told ArmInfo correspondent. 

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