ArmInfo.The volume of total foreign investment (all types and forms of investment - Ed.) in the real sector of the Armenian economy in January-December 2020 compared  to the same period in 2019 decreased by 39% (against 19% growth a  year earlier), amounting to $1.8 billion in 2020. The share of FDI in  total foreign investment in January-December 2020 accounted for 26%  (against 20% a year earlier) or $466 million, which is lower than in  2019 by 21% (against a 2% decline a year earlier). This is evidenced  by the data of the RA State Committee.

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ArmInfo. Former Minister of Economy of Armenia  Karen Chshmarityan harshly criticized the concept of creating a  Centralized register of bank accounts in the Central Bank of the  country.

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ArmInfo.Armenia's foreign trade turnover in January-February 2021 amounted to $ 925.4 million, falling by 12.2% per annum. According to the final data of the  Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia, this was  accompanied by a more noticeable drop in import volumes - by 15.8% to  $ 571 million, than exports - by 5.5% to $ 354.4 million.  

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ArmInfo. The financial regulator sees the feasibility of introducing a centralized register of bank accounts. This was announced following a meeting of the RA NA  Standing Committee on Budget, Financial and Credit Issues.  

ArmInfo.Armenia's foreign trade turnover with the EU countries in January-February 2021 remained in a downward trend with an acceleration in annual rates from 1.9% to  3.2%, amounting to $188.9 million.

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ArmInfo. Armenia's national debt exceeded $8.7 billion by March 2021, increasing by 17.6% year-on - year, and by 9.2% in January-February alone, of which 8.5% growth  occurred in February, while a year earlier in February 2020, by  February 2019, growth was more modest - 6%, and in January-February  and only in February, the upward rate was equally low - at 1.4%.

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ArmInfo. In the consumer market of Armenia in the first quarter of 2021, inflation was recorded at 3.8% against last year's 1.7%. In the first quarter of this year inflation  was mainly provoked by the rise in prices for foodstuffs by 6% and  non-foodstuffs by 4.3%, with an increase in tariffs for services by  0.9%.

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ArmInfo. Under a short-term  contract signed with the Russian company Gazprom Export, it is  planned to transport about 150 million cubic meters of Russian gas  through the territory of Azerbaijan to Georgia.

ArmInfo.Considering the unstable political situation and the fact that our compatriots have some concerns especially about buying an apartment and having loan obligations, today we will talk to Arthur Kocharyan, the head of Sales division of IDBank.

ArmInfo.In 2020, Armenia reduced the volume of copper ore exports by 9.3% - to 509.8 thousand tons, against an increase of 32.3% in 2019. According to the data of  the RA Customs Service, in value terms, the export of copper ore  amounted to $ 604.4 million, with an annual decline of 3.5%.