ArmInfo. Governor at the Central Bank of Armenia Martin Galstyan, within the framework of the state visit of RA President Armen Sargsyan to Italy, met with the President of the Council of Ministers of Italy Mario Draghi. ArmInfo was  informed about this by the press service of the RA Central Bank.  During the meeting, issues related to the financial sector and the  economy were discussed, the importance of steps to deepen further  cooperation was noted.

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ArmInfo.The net inflow of transfers from individuals in January- August 2021 accelerated the annual growth from 22.2% to 58.2%, amounting to $ 576.3 million and  exceeding the pre-covid period volume 2-fold. To a greater extent,  this is supported by the continuing tangible growth in remittances  from the United States, as well as by the intensification of  transfers from Russia. This is evidenced by the data of the RA  Central Bank.

ArmInfo.The Government of Armenia is preparing  to issue debt securities designed for the Armenian Diaspora abroad -  Diaspora bonds. High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs Zareh Sinanyan  announced this in an interview to Public Radio.

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ArmInfo.Metallurgical industry of Armenia in January-August 2021 accelerated y-o-y  production growth from 8.3% to 18.5%. As evidenced by the data of the  Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia, the improvement in  dynamics is due to the many-fold increase in the production of  castings from unalloyed (carbon) steel.

ArmInfo.The share of the Armenian government in the projects planned by the new shareholders of the country's largest Zangezur Copper-Molybdenum Combine (ZCMC) at all stages of their implementation will be at least 25%.

ArmInfo. Armenia's foreign trade with the EU countries in January- August 2021 grew by 22.8% (from a 21.3% decline a year earlier and a 14.3% decline in the pre-covid  period), amounting to $ 1.01 billion. Armenia's foreign trade with  the EU countries amounted to $ 133.8 million, accelerating the annual  decline from 8.6% to 43.7%

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ArmInfo.Armenia's foreign trade turnover with the EAEU countries in January-August 2021, compared to the same period of 2020, accelerated growth to 11% (from 0.1% a year earlier), exceeding even the pre-COVID growth by 6.7%, and amounting  to $ 1.6 billion. This is evidenced by the final data of the RA  Statistical Committee.

ArmInfo.The production of aluminum foil in Armenia in January-August 2021 compared to the same period in 2020 decreased by 14%, with a volume of 22.589 thousand  tons provided (against 14% growth a year earlier). This is evidenced  by the data of the RA Statistical Committee.

ArmInfo.Leader of the "Republic" party, former Prime Minister of Armenia Aram Sargsyan, in an interview with ArmInfo, comments on the latest regional  transformations with the participation of Armenia. Discusses the  prospects and ways of development of the Armenian economy. Shares his  own vision of the place and role of Armenia in the South Caucasus and  in the world.

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ArmInfo. The World Bank improved its forecast for GDP growth in Armenia for 2021 from the previous 3.4% to the updated 6.1%, suggesting, as the economy enters the phase of economic recovery, gradually abandon government support measures  and focus on creating a competitive business environment that is a  key aspect for sustainable recovery, resilience to future crises and  long-term economic growth.

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ArmInfo.In the consumer market of Armenia in January-September 2021, inflation was recorded at 3.6%, against deflationary 1.4% in the same period of 2020 and 2.1% pre-  COVID deflationary for 9 months of 2019.

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ArmInfo. On October 6, the National Assembly of Armenia adopted in the first reading a government bill on the gradual abolition of the income tax refund  system on mortgage loans in Yerevan.

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