ArmInfo. Armenia's gross international reserves in December 2021 compared to December 2020 increased by 33% or by $ 748.5 million (against a 4.1% decline a year  earlier and a pre-COVID 14% decline), exceeding $ 3.026 billion. In  the structure of gross international reserves, foreign assets in hard  currencies dominate - $ 2.966 billion, and the share of SDR in the  IMF accounts for $ 59.9 million.

ArmInfo.The Government of Armenia transferred 15% of shares of Zangezur Copper-Molybdenum Combine (ZCMC) CJSC to the trust management of the Armenian National  Interest Fund (ANIF) CJSC. The corresponding decision was made at a  government meeting on January 5.

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ArmInfo. The Turkish Pegasus low-cost airline applied to the Civil Aviation Committee of Armenia to obtain permission to operate Istanbul-Yerevan- Istanbul flights.

ArmInfo. More efficient operation of the Customs Service is important for enhancing Armenia's potential as a transit country, RA Premier Nikol Pashinyan stated on the  occasion of the 30th anniversary of the RA Customs Service.  

ArmInfo.From the 1st of January 202 Iran Airtour started operating flights on the route  Tehran -Yerevan - Tehran This is stated on the official Facebook page  of Armenia International Airports CJSC.

ArmInfo.Our leadership could well have bypassed the threat of the "Zangezur Corridor" by declaring the country open. Former Head of the Central Bank of Armenia,  economist Bagrat Asatryan, expressed a similar opinion to ArmInfo.

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ArmInfo.Armenia's export pattern leaves to be desired, RA Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan stated in an interview on Wednesday.

ArmInfo.At the end of December, the EU Delegation to Armenia has signed three contracts with Kapan, Dilijan and Ijevan municipalities. These local  authorities were selected from Armenia under a call for proposals to  implement pilot projects in the framework of the Mayors for Economic  Growth regional facility, reads a report by the EU Delegation to  Armenia. 

ArmInfo. In summing up each year's results, the Armenia Securities Exchange (AMX) and the Central Depository of Armenia (CDA) award the most active securities market  participants, the winners in individual categories, the AMX press  service told ArmInfo.  Ameriabank has been awarded the Grand Prix as  the "Best AMX partner". The bank is winner in five other categories  as well. 

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ArmInfo.In 2021, 572 km of roads were built and repaired in Armenia, Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures Genl Sanosyan said on December 30  at the last government meeting in 2021.

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ArmInfo. From a political point of view, the justification for the extension of the Turkish import embargo is weakening. Head of the Ministry of Economy Vahan  Kerobyan expressed a similar opinion during an interview on the  telegram channel on December 29. "And you see that from a political  point of view, the processes are proceeding according to a positive  scenario," he said.

ArmInfo.The Ministry of Economy intends to transform anti-crisis state assistance programs into development programs. Vahan Kerobyan, head of the country's  economic department, stated this in an interview on the telegram  channel of the Ministry of Economy.

ArmInfo.As of December 30, tax revenues to the state treasury of Armenia for 2021 were exceeded by 146 billion drams, or more than 10%. Chairman of the State Revenue  Committee (SRC) of the Republic of Armenia Rustam Badasyan announced  this on December 30 at the last government meeting in 2021.

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