ArmInfo.The shutdown dates for preventive maintenance of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant have been rescheduled. This was stated by the Chairman of the Nuclear Safety Committee of the Republic of Armenia Ashot Martirosyan in an interview with ArmInfo correspondent.

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ArmInfo. The diplomat of the Armenian Embassy in Iran Rudik Yaralyan met with Mohammad Ali Farahnakian, Senior Advisor of the Iranian Minister of Energy.   According to the Armenian Embassy in Iran, the meeting was held  thanks to preliminary agreements between the RA Ambassador to Iran  and the Minister of Energy of this country, and between the co-chairs  of the Armenian- Iranian intergovernmental commission.

ArmInfo.S&P predicts a 2% drop in GDP in Armenia in 2020, against an actual growth of 7.6% in 2019. And in 2021, according to S&P expectations, Armenia's GDP will grow by 4.9%. 

ArmInfo. In Armenia, specific processes are underway to disclose the names of real owners of mining enterprises. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced on May 16 at a press conference dedicated to 100 facts about the new Armenia,   answering a question from journalists.  < We have not put off this  issue. The process is ongoing and will be completed. There is no  other alternative>, he stressed. In this regard, the Prime Minister  recalled legislative changes, the entry into force of which obliged  business entities to submit the names of real owners by February 20,  2020.

ArmInfo."Despite the future situation with coronavirus in the world, many countries are thinking about resuming air communications, including Armenia," said Prime  Minister Nikol Pashinyan at a May 16 press conference.

ArmInfo. "At the next meeting of the government, we will decide on the introduction of an unprecedented mechanism to stimulate investment and instruments for  the implementation of the state's economic policy," RA Prime Minister  Nikol Pashinyan said.

ArmInfo. Negotiations regarding gas prices with the Russian side are ongoing, but given the situation on the energy market and amid falling oil prices, we do not think  that now is the best time to talk about raising gas tariffs. Prime  Minister Nikol Pashinyan expressed a similar opinion, answering  journalists' questions during a press conference dedicated to 100  facts about the new Armenia.

ArmInfo.According to the results of 2020, a 2% decline in Armenia's GDP is expected. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced this on May 16 at a press  conference in Yerevan.

ArmInfo.During the final press conference dedicated to 100 facts about the new Armenia, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, indicated a  reduction in concentration and an increase in number of players in  the diesel fuel, oil and sugar market in Armenia.

ArmInfo.<As of January 1, 2020, the number of taxpayers in Armenia amounted to 138 thousand entities, which is 22 thousand higher than in the previous year, "RA Prime  Minister Nikol Pashinyan said during a press conference, presenting  100 facts about the new Armenia.

ArmInfo.In January-March 2020, 111.7 million till slips were issued by business entities in Armenia, which is 21.9% higher than a year ago, on May 16, during the final  press conference devoted to 100 facts of the new Armenia, the Head of  the Government of the

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ArmInfo.The activities of the Armenian government this year were mainly aimed at mitigating the economic consequences of COVID-19. On May 16, Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan announced this at a remote press  conference, presenting the fourth report on <100 Government Steps>.

ArmInfo.In Armenia, five companies are participating in a tender for the purchase of 500 elevators for apartment buildings in Yerevan. This was reported by  the press service of the Yerevan municipality.

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