ArmInfo. On April 8, Chairman of the State Revenue Committee (SRC) Rustam Badasyan received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Armenia Abbas Badakhshan Zohouri.

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ArmInfo.The modernization project at the Meghri check-point has been put out to international tender.  

ArmInfo. On April 7, the Armenian government adopted a non- discussable resolution aimed at continuing payments to residents of the villages of Shurnukh and Vorotan in the Syunik region, whose houses and land plots became under the control  of Azerbaijan.

ArmInfo.NVIDIA, one of the world leaders in high technology, is opening a research center in Armenia. Vice Speaker of the RA Parliament Hakob Arshakyan announced  this on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo.The share of Russia in the foreign trade turnover of Armenia in January-February 2022 compared to January-February 2021, increased from 31.6% to 33.5%,  while the EU's share decreased from 20.3% to 18.3%. Moreover, Russia  continues to hold the lead not only in terms of the total volume of  foreign trade, but also in terms of exports and imports, having  increased its share in exports from 28.7% to 29.4% and in imports  from 33.4% to 35.7%.

ArmInfo.According to 2020 data, the rate of informal employment in Armenia was 32.2%, including the agriculture sector, and almost 15% without it.

ArmInfo. According to today's calculations, if it is not possible to distribute economic growth among the population, in particular, to increase the incomes of  vulnerable segments of the population, then the poverty rate in  Armenia will increase from 27% to 42%. Minister of Economy of Armenia  Vahan Kerobyan stated this in an interview to the Public Television  of Armenia.

ArmInfo. Over the past 3 years, 39% of Armenian families have received transfers from abroad. This is evidenced by the results of a "Armenian society at the Crossroads:   Orientation, Priorities and Foreign Policy Expectations" sociological  survey by the SOCIES Expert Center.

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ArmInfo.Armenia's government will allocate a total of AMD 3.4bln to the government programme of housing for the families forcibly displaced from some of the regions of the Republic of Artsakh during Azerbaijan's aggression in 2020. 

ArmInfo. Crimean and Armenian travel agencies are discussing the opening of a tourist route along the Great Silk Road, which run through the Crimea and Armenia in the  middle ages, Irina Kiviko, Minister of Finance of the Republic of  Crimea, stated.  

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ArmInfo.The volume of total foreign investment (all types and forms of investment - ed. note) in the real sector of the Armenian economy in 2021 increased by 54%  (against a 39% decline in 2020), reaching $ 2.8 billion. The share of  FDI in total foreign investment in 2021 accounted for 29% (against  26% in 2020) or $798 million, which is 71% higher than in 2020  (against a 21% decline in 2020). This is evidenced by the data of the  RA Statistical Committee.

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ArmInfo.In the consumer market of Armenia in Q1 2022, 3.5% inflation was recorded against last year's 3.8%. Inflation in Q1 2022 was mainly driven by a 5.8% increase in  food prices and a 2.3% increase in service tariffs, while non-food  prices rose by 1.3%.

ArmInfo.Electricity generation in Armenia in January-February 2022 amounted to 1,678.9 million kWh, which is 21.9% higher than a year ago (against a decline of 5.8% a year earlier). However, in February alone, a decline of 10.3% was  recorded - to 793.7 million kWh. This is evidenced by the data of the  RA Statistical Committee.

ArmInfo. In Armenia, the production of aluminum foil in January- February 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 decreased by 7.9% (against a 0.5% decline a year  earlier), amounting to 5.389 thousand tons. This is evidenced by the  data of the RA Statistical Committee.

ArmInfo.Metallurgical industry of Armenia  increased production volumes by 6.2% per annum in January-February  2022 (against a 1.4% decline over the same period in 2021).