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ArmInfo. Armenia intends to join the e-CMR protocol, which reduces cargo clearance costs, eliminates  administrative delays and delays in invoicing, and also reduces the number of discrepancies at destinations and improves transparency and security at all stages of logistics chains.

ArmInfo. On April 18, the Cabinet of Ministers of Armenia approved the proposal to sign an agreement  attached to the agreement between the Republic of Armenia and KfW "Financial cooperation of Germany with the Republic of Armenia: "Combined water resources management/Akhuryan River I (Phase 2 of the project)>.

ArmInfo.At their meeting, Armenian FM Ararat Mirzoyan and Minister of Economy and Planning of  Saudi Arabia Faisal bin Fadhil Alibrahim discuss issues of development of bilateral economic ties. 

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ArmInfo.The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has improved its forecast for Armenia's GDP for  2024 from the previous 5% to an updated 6% (versus actual 8.7% growth in 2023), with a slowdown to 5.2% in 2025. This is noted in the IMF World Economic Outlook, April 2024; Steady but Slow: Resilience amid  Divergenc."

ArmInfo.On April 17, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Tigran Khachatryan received  Philippe Guitard, the Senior Executive Vice President of Central & Eastern Europe at Veolia Environnement. The meeting was also attended by Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Vache Terteryan and  General Director of Veolia Djur Marianna Shahinyan.

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ArmInfo.The Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission has made changes to the regulation of  issues of import/export of precious metals and commodities containing precious metals.

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ArmInfo.The Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD) prepared a new working paper,  "Assessing the Potential Impact of Natural Disasters on Debt Sustainability in Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan."

ArmInfo. On April 17, Converse Bank began the initial placement of dram and dollar bonds in the  amount of 5 billion drams and $10 million in 2024. This is noted in the Bank's statement.

ArmInfo.The following fact sheet was released in partnership with the U.S. Department of State,  the United States Agency for International Development, and the United States International Development Finance Corporation during the Joint EU-US-Armenia High Level Meeting in Support of Armenia.

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ArmInfo. There are encouraging preconditions for Armenia to receive a high-quality and abundant  harvest of apricots this year. Former Minister of Agriculture of Armenia Ashot Harutyunyan expressed a similar opinion during a press conference on April 16.

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ArmInfo.The Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD) has prepared a new working paper  "Assessing the potential impact of natural disasters on debt sustainability of Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan." Due to their geographical location, relatively small territory and highly concentrated economy, natural disaster risks can have a significant impact on the macroeconomic indicators of these countries.