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ArmInfo.I don't think that if roads are opened, Armenia will welcome Turkish companies with open arms. Minister of Economy of Armenia Vahan Kerobyan in an interview with Azatutyun expressed a similar opinion.

ArmInfo.Fly Arna, Armenia's national airline and a joint venture company between the Armenian National Interests Fund (ANIF) and Air Arabia Group, announces the  appointment of its Board of Directors.

ArmInfo.Armenia simplifies the licensing process for a number of activities for foreign companies. The National Assembly adopted relevant amendments to the RA Law on January 20 in the second and final reading.

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ArmInfo.Armenia for the second time for six months extends the ban on the export of scrap metal. The corresponding decision was made at a government meeting on January  20.

ArmInfo. At the end of December 2021, a Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between the National Depository of Ukraine (NDU) and the Central Depository of Armenia (CDA), in particular, the Memorandum provides for cooperation on the issues of the new application of Armenian Depository - CDA Online, as well as electronic voting.

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ArmInfo.Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") has today assigned Ba3 foreign and local-currency insurance financial strength ratings (IFSRs) to Export Insurance  Agency of Armenia ICJSC (EIA).

ArmInfo.Armenia will never be able to have a positive trade balance with Turkey. A similar opinion was expressed by expert, co-founder of the Export Armenia  Association Emil Stepanyan during a press conference on January 19.

ArmInfo.Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan on January 19, during a government hour in parliament, assured that the price of gas would not change for the  socially disadvantaged groups.

ArmInfo. Turkish low-cost airline Pegasus Airlines has opened sales for the Istanbul-Yerevan flight, which will operate three times a week. A representative of the air  carrier reported this to a TASS correspondent.

ArmInfo. In Armenia, the number of vehicles with CMTPL policy is gradually recovering its growth rates, allowing the increase in fees to gain momentum. Thus,  according to the Bureau of Motor Insurers of Armenia, their number  increased by 9.6% per annum in 2021, with an exit from the 12.4%  decline in 2020, but so far is much inferior to the pre-Covid  ascending 18.5% in 2019.

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ArmInfo.Dairy products with milk fat substitutes and / or other additives in retail outlets will have to be displayed on separate shelves. The draft on making  additions to the law "On Trade and Services" and the Code of  Administrative Offenses is being discussed on January 19 in the  parliament in the first reading.

ArmInfo.The RA Public Service Regulatory Commission approved on January 19 the sale of the 100% shares of Filor Ventures Limited, the only stockholder of Rostelecom  Armenia, (GNC-Alfa, daughter company of Rostelecom), to Molitro  Holdings Limited (Cyprus) founded by RA citizen Arman Hunanyan and  the Electric Networks of Armenia CJSC. 

ArmInfo. On January 19, the National Assembly of Armenia elected Hovhannes Khachatryan to the post of Deputy Governor of the Central Bank (CB) of the Republic of Armenia by secret ballot.

ArmInfo.In 2021, the investments of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in Armenia were a record-breaking- $175 million. This became  known following the meeting of  Minister of Economy of Armenia Vahan  Kerobyan with the Bank's delegation headed by Regional Director  Catarina Bjorlin Hansen .  As Vahan Kerobyan wrote on his Facebook  page, out of the indicated amount, only $20 million falls on public  programs, the remaining amount was directed to the development of the  private sector.