ArmInfo.Over a half of Armenia's population is living in the communities actively involved in the Covenant of Mayors East (CoM East) project, Mr Christophe  Frering, CoM East Team Leader, told reporters on Friday. 

ArmInfo.The statements on the need for a North-South international transport corridor via Armenia regular made in India fit in with the geopolitical  developments in the Greater Middle East, Vahe Davtyan, a PhD in  political science and expert in transnational infrastructure project  development, said in an interview with ArmInfo. 

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ArmInfo.At the end of November, IDBank and Idram summed up the results of the next program of “The Power of one dram” initiative. The entire amount collected during this month will be transferred to the Aren Mehrabyan Charitable Foundation.

ArmInfo. The poverty rate in Armenia at the end of 2021 averaged 26.5%, of which 1.5% falls on the extremely poor population (against 27%, of which 0.7% is below the extreme poverty line in 2020). This is noted in the joint report of  the RA Statistical Committee and the World Bank: Social Snapshot and  Poverty in Armenia.

ArmInfo. The Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC) has started the process of reviewing electricity tariffs. PSRC Chairman Garegin Baghdasaryan stated this  during a briefing on December 1 in the government.

ArmInfo. The poverty rate in Armenia in 2021 was 26.5%. At the same time, the indicator in 2021, compared to 2020, decreased (by 0.5 p.e.), compared to 2019, it  increased by 0.1%.  Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan stated  this on December 1 at a regular meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers.

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ArmInfo.Armenia's government approved on Thursday the procedure of supporting commercial organizations and private entrepreneurs working the IT sector. 

ArmInfo.From December 1 to December 30, Ardshinbank is holding a campaign for clients using fast money transfer systems. As part of the campaign, bank will pay a bonus of AMD 10000 right on the spot to every 300th client who sends or receives a transfer through any of the fast money transfer systems.

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ArmInfo. Thirteen of the 59 programmes the Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) is implementing are being implemented in Armenia, Dmitry Mariyasin, UNECE Deputy Executive Secretary, stated at his meeting with  Armenia's Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure  Gnel Sanosyan. 

ArmInfo.Armenia's government has approved a draft decree by Armenia's president approving the Agreement between the Republic of Armenia and the European Commission on Accountable Institutions and Human Rights Protection in Armenia,  which provides for the issuance of a 33mln EUR grant to Armenia for SMB  development and establishment of the Ministry of the Interior. 

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ArmInfo. On November 30, a meeting was held under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, during which the issues of introducing a  system of universal income declaration were discussed.

ArmInfo. On December 1, Ameriabank will begin the initial placement of the next tranche dollar  nominal,  coupon-non-documentary bonds with an  issue volume  of $10 million.

ArmInfo. Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Armenia Karen Trchunyan received representatives of the Asian Development  Bank (ADB).