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ArmInfo.Armenia intends to extend the life of the Metsamor nuclear power plant beyond 2026.  

ArmInfo. In all likelihood, the embargo on the import of Turkish goods, with rare exceptions, will be extended. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister Mher  Grigoryan, answering questions from parliamentarians in the National  Assembly of Armenia.

ArmInfo.To assist Artsakh, the Armenian government has developed 20 programs, some of which are still being implemented. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister  Mher Grigoryan during his speech at the National Assembly of Armenia  on April 15. He noted that the total number of beneficiaries who  received assistance exceeded 150 thousand.

ArmInfo. RA Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan, continuing discussions within the framework of spring online meetings with representatives of the Washington Consensus (International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB)), held a video conversation with WB Regional Vice President Anna Bjerde.

ArmInfo. The Armenian government has received signals from its foreign partners that  dubious and incomprehensible processes are taking place at the  Zangezur Copper- Molybdenum Combine, which is undoubtedly a national  treasure. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan announced this  when answering the questions of the lawmakers in the RA National  Assembly.

ArmInfo.Ameriabank is placing new issues of AMD and USD registered coupon bonds for USD 20 million and AMD 5 billion respectively.

ArmInfo. In Armenia, the growth of CMPTL E-policy sales continues to  slow down in 2021 , to 66.1% in the first quarter from 3.2 times in  the same period in 2020. According to the Armenian Motor Insurers '  Bureau, the number of CMPTL contracts concluded online reached 41,493  in the first quarter of 2021. Their share in the total number of  CMPTL contracts increased in the first quarter of 2021 to 19% from  11% a year earlier.

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ArmInfo. Forecasts about the impending depreciation of the dram do not have an economic basis, and pursue one goal - to generate discontent among a large number of the population. The lawmaker from the <My Step> faction Gevorg Papoyan  expressed this opinion on April 13 from the rostrum of the National  Assembly.

ArmInfo.At this stage, conversations and discussions around the construction of a new  nuclear power plant in Armenia do not go beyond the framework of  table toasts, Vahe Davtyan, an expert in the field of energy  security, Doctor of Political Sciences expressed a similar opinion to  ArmInfo, commenting on the possibility of building a new nuclear  power plant in Armenia, voiced by Prime Minister Pashinyan at a  meeting with Russian President Putin.

ArmInfo.Ardshinbank, together with its international partners - “Visa” payment system and the Latvian corporation “D8”, launched the VTS (Visa Token Service) for secure contactless payments with VISA cards.  

ArmInfo.Armenia will soon face very serious challenges in the field of energy security, MP from the "Prosperous Armenia" faction Mikael Melkumyan said on April 13 from  the rostrum of the parliament.

ArmInfo. The trade sector of Armenia in January-February 2021 showed a decline of 11.3% (against 6.3% growth a year earlier), providing a turnover of 412.5 billion  drams ($789.6 million).

ArmInfo.Revenue of the Armenian communications sector in January-February 2021. It amounted to 21.8 billion drams ($41.7 million), which decreased by 4.7% per  annum (against 0.5% growth a year earlier). According to the RA  Statistical Committee, the lion's share of the total revenue received  was provided by the telecommunications sector-91.7% or 20 billion  rdrams, with the decline accelerating to 2.6% from 0.6% in the same  period a year earlier.

ArmInfo.The volume of cargo transportation in Armenia in January-February 2021 increased by 7.4% compared to the same period of the previous year - to 2,085.4  thousand tons, against an increase of 2.3% a year earlier. At the  same time, the growth was registered only in the line of road cargo  transportation, which accounts for 57% of the total volume or 1,189.7  thousand tons - by 15.7% per annum.

ArmInfo.From now on it is possible to purchase goods and services with 0% commission fee via Rocket Line digital loan of IDBank and Idram: at more than 250 points of sale you can buy now, pay later not a penny more. The actual interest rate is 0%.

ArmInfo. The metallurgical industry of Armenia for 2 months of 2021 reduced production by 1.4% per annum, against a 40.1% growth in the same period of 2020. This is evidenced by the data of the RA State Committee.

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