ArmInfo.For the 4^th year in a row, ARMSWISSBANK has been awarded “The Most Active Issuing Bank in Armenia”  during the Annual Meeting of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) which took place May 10-12, 2022 in Marrakesh, the Morocco.

ArmInfo. As a result of the prevalence of mortality over birth rate in Q1 2022, a natural  population decline of 609 people was recorded in Armenia, while in  the same period of 2021 and 2020, a natural population increase of  351 people and 106 people was recorded, respectively.  

ArmInfo. By April 1, 2022, the population of Armenia amounted to 2.961.6 million people, having decreased by 0.1% or 2.3 thousand people on a y-o-y terms.  According  to the data of the RA Statistical Committee, as of the reporting  date, the urban population was 1.891.4 million people or 63.8% of the  total number of citizens of Armenia, which is 0.2% lower than the  indicator of a year ago. 1.070.2 million people lived in villages  (36.2%) with a y-o-y growth of 0.2%.

ArmInfo.S&P Global Ratings has assigned "B-" (Local Currency LT credit rating) to ASCE Group, outlook positive, RA Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan reported on  his Facebook page. The company's shares are listed on Armenia's Stock  Exchange. 

ArmInfo.Armenia is doing its best for the North-South energy corridor program to be implemented as soon as possible. The program is of regional importance and is  important for Armenia's energy sector, Armenia's Minister of Energy  Mher Grigoryan told reporters on Thursday following the 17th meeting  on the Armenian-Iranian Intergovernmental Commission. 

ArmInfo. Turkey did not agree on the construction of dams on the Aras (Arax) River with the other countries of the river basin, Iranian Minister of Energy Ali Akbar  Mehrabian told reporters following the 17th meeting of the  Armenian-Iranian Intergovernmental Commission as he spoke of the  threats posed by the dams Turkey has for recent years been  constructing on the Aras River.  Iran voiced its protest to Turkey  over this, he added. 

ArmInfo.Armenia and Iran will consider the possibilities of increasing gas supplies from Iran to Armenia, Iranian Minister of Energy Ali Akbar Mehrabian stated at the  17th meeting of the Armenian-Iranian Intergovernmental Commission. 

ArmInfo. Today, the introduction of a 5G network by any of the telecom operators in Armenia will be an exclusively marketing step. A similar opinion was voiced by the  General Director of one of the leading telecommunications companies  Team Telecom Armenia Hayk Yesayan in an interview with an ArmInfo  correspondent.

ArmInfo. At the expected 17th meeting of the Armenian-Iranian intergovernmental commission, which will be held in Yerevan, Armenia and Iran will sign a long-term  memorandum, which will provide an opportunity to identify and develop  areas of cooperation, including in the field of the environment.

ArmInfo.In addition to the large-scale project for the construction of the Ajapnyak subway (metro) station, an intermediate subway station near the Petak  shopping center is planned to be built in Yerevan, as well as Armenia  will purchase 250 new electric buses. Former Deputy Prime Minister of  Armenia, Chairman of the Board of the Armenia National Interests Fund  (ANIF) Tigran Avinyan wrote  on his Facebook page.

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ArmInfo. The share of the corporate component in the premium portfolios of Armenian insurers in Q1 2022 exceeds the retail component - 65.5% (13.3 billion drams) and 34.5% (7 billion drams), almost repeating the figures of a year ago - 64.9%  and 35 .1% respectively.  

ArmInfo. The official visit of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to the Kingdom of the Netherlands continues. On May 11, the Prime Minister visited the office of the Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers in The Hague, where he met with  representatives of the local business community.

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ArmInfo.The foreign trade turnover of Armenia with the EAEU countries in Q1 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 increased by 40.7% (against the 9.3% decline a year earlier), exceeding $653.7 million. This is evidenced by the final  data of the RA Statistical Committee.

ArmInfo.Armenia's specific debt burden per capita continues to grow, reaching $3.2 thousand by April 1, 2022 from $2.9 thousand a year earlier. Moreover, the per capita  debt burden from external debt has not changed much, having only  slightly decreased from $2.3 thousand to $2.2 thousand, and from  domestic debt it has increased from $653 to $916.

ArmInfo.This January-March, Russia remained leader in Armenia's foreign trade turnover, its share being $634.2mln - a 40.6% growth against an 8.1% decline last January- March. Russia also remained leader in Armenia's exports and imports,  with respective shares of $186.2 and $448.02. Exports showed a 23.3%  growth against 2% growth, with imports showing a 49.4% growth against  the 12.4% decline last January-March. 

ArmInfo. The Precision Agriculture Center with a drone training laboratory was opened today at the National Agrarian University of Armenia

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