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ArmInfo.Central Bank of Armenia and the Alliance for  Financial Inclusion (AFI) are organizing the 5th Experts Group on  Financial Inclusion Policy (EGFIP) Meeting on 1-3 June 2020, the  first AFI regional initiative to be held virtually given the  magnitude of the global crisis posed by COVID19.

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ArmInfo.On May 30, a meeting was held under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, at which the issue of introducing a system for  declaring personal income was discussed, as well as a schedule of  measures to introduce this system.

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ArmInfo.Armenia's Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan via videoconferencing took part in a meeting of the Council of CIS Heads of Government. The agenda of the meeting contained 15 issues, including a joint statement by the heads of  government of the CIS member states in connection with the spread of  a new coronavirus infection.  

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ArmInfo.Armenia's GDP slowed down y-o-y growth in the first quarter of 2020 from 7.1% to 3.8%, amounting to 1.3 trillion AMD ($ 2.6 billion). The GDP deflator index  in the first quarter of 2020 decreased to 98% from 103.8% in the first quarter of 2019. This is evidenced by the data of the Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia.

ArmInfo. High liquidity and capital adequacy in the financial system of Armenia allow to withstand shocks.

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ArmInfo. The Armenian government is considering ways to assist workers in the restaurant sector. On May 27, RA Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan stated this from a parliamentary rostrum, referring to the situation in this area when  restaurant complexes cannot resume their work due to the risks of the  spread of coronavirus.

ArmInfo.The Armenian government  is taking the necessary steps to support the tourism sector in the  coronavirus conditions. On May 27, Minister of Economy of the  Republic of Armenia Tigran Khachatryan stated this from the rostrum  of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia.

ArmInfo. In Armenia, prices for precious metals have accelerated the growth rate - from 2.6% last week to 6.2% this week. Moreover, a significant acceleration in price  growth was observed for platinum and palladium, relatively moderate  for silver, against which the cost of gold remained almost unchanged.

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ArmInfo.As of May 1, 2020, if you are still a student and you have got a student loan at IDBank, then the annual loan interest rate will be reduced for you.