ArmInfo.The development of trade and the facilitation of Iran's access to the markets of third countries are included in the agenda of Iran and Armenia. Armenian  Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan stated this.

ArmInfo.The size of emigration is determined not by words, but by numbers, said from the rostrum of the Armenian National Assembly Hayk Gevorgyan, a deputy  from the ruling My Step faction, responding to the accusations of the  Prosperous Armenia opposition faction about the growing number of  people wishing to leave the country.

ArmInfo.AraratBank and BlueOrchard Covid-19 Emerging and Frontier Markets MSME Support Fund concluded a bilateral loan agreement for a total amount of USD 5 million to support MSMEs affected by COVID-19 in Armenia.    

ArmInfo. All the declared four fundamental freedoms within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union - the movement of goods, services, labor and capital -  are being implemented, including with the participation of the  Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), which has already existed for 15  years in this space for 15 years.

ArmInfo. In 2021, the potential  of bank lending will be lower than in previous years, NPL will  increase and profitability may continue to decline. This forecast,  answering the question of ArmInfo, was given by the Chairman of the  Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia Martin Galstyan, who  refrained from voicing specific numbers.

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ArmInfo. The Armenian  government is determined to solve social and humanitarian problems  caused by the challenges of the past year. Minister of Territorial  Administration and Infrastructures of the Republic of Armenia Suren  Papikyan stated this during the meeting with the US Ambassador to  Armenia Lynne Tracy.

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ArmInfo. Armenia has the  potential for economic recovery.  Artak Manukyan, deputy of the RA  National Assembly from the "My Step" faction, stated this on February  2 during a video conference.

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ArmInfo.The main purpose of the signed by the State Revenue Committee of Armenia with the company of "Veolia Jur" memorandum is to identify transfer pricing  risks. Deputy Chairman of the State Reform Commission Ashot Muradyan  announced this on February 2 at a press conference.

ArmInfo.The Central Bank of Armenia increased the refinancing rate by 0.25 percentage points - from 5.25% to 5.5%. As ArmInfo was told in the press service of the  Central Bank of Armenia, this decision was made on February 2 at a  meeting of the Central Bank Council.

ArmInfo.On February 4, Ameriabank will start the initial placement of the next dollar  tranche of registered, coupon and non-documentary bonds in the amount  of $ 10 million.

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ArmInfo.Armenia's gross international reserves in 2020 decreased by 8.2% (against an increase of 26.1% in 2019), amounting to $ 2.616 billion, according to the  data of the Central Bank of Armenia.

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ArmInfo. Perceptible  subsidence imports (by 17.7%), with a modest decline in exports  (3.9%), reduced Armenia's foreign trade deficit in January-December  2020 by 28.4% per annum (against 12.6% growth in January-December  2019 with almost equally high 10.8-9.4% growth in imports and  exports). This is evidenced by the data of the Statistical Committee  of the Republic of Armenia, according to which Armenia's foreign  trade turnover decreased by 13.2% per annum in January- December  2020, against 10.4% growth in 2019.