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ArmInfo.The fall in the aggregate GDP of the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU, which includes Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan)  following the results of the current year due to the coronavirus  pandemic can make up from 3.2% to 7.2% depending on the scenario of  events.

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ArmInfo. The volume of total foreign investments in the real sector of the Armenian economy grew by 17.7% in 2019, amounting to $ 2.97 billion, while a year earlier the growth was more modest - 7.9%. However, in their structure, the FDI volume decreased by 2.5%, amounting to $ 592 million, against a more significant decline of 11.2% in 2018. This is evidenced by the data of the RA Statistical Committee on Investments for 2019. According to statistics, the share of FDI in total foreign investment continues to decline: from 35.2% in 2016 to 20% in 2019.

ArmInfo. 4.9% decline in Armenia's GDP in March this year can be considered a good indicator, given the impact that coronavirus had on the economy of the country  and around the world. On May 14, Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan  stated this from the rostrum of the National Assembly of the Republic  of Armenia.

ArmInfo. Under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, a meeting of the Committee on the Military-Industrial Complex (MIC)  took place in the government of the Republic of Armenia, during which  the participants discussed issues related to the execution of a state  order regarding the needs of the military-industrial complex.

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ArmInfo. The 18th program to  mitigate the economic consequences of the COVID-19 epidemic has been  submitted to the Armenian government. This was announced on May 14 at  a cabinet meeting by head of the Armenian government Nikol Pashinyan.

ArmInfo. The Supreme Eurasian  Economic Council will be held on May 19 via videoconference.

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ArmInfo. In 2020, about 500 km  of au roads will be repaired in Armenia. Of this amount, the  government at a meeting on May 14 approved a program for the  modernization of 185.3 km of roads.

ArmInfo. In Armenia, families  with children will receive state assistance in acquiring mortgage  apartments. At a meeting on May 14, the government of the country  approved the corresponding program for 2020-2023.

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ArmInfo.The final report of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on the aviation sector of Armenia will be presented in late May. This was announced after a  meeting of the European Security Group with the participation of  representatives of the Civil Aviation Committee of the Republic of  Armenia (CAC), as well as a number of airlines, which took place on  May 12 online and lasted 6 hours.

ArmInfo. The Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan was presented with specific projects of investment programs in the field of engineering and the service sector, as a result of which several hundred jobs will be  created.

ArmInfo.Ameriabank placed AMD 5 billion dram bonds ahead of schedule and immediately prepared the next AMD tranche in the same amount for placement.

ArmInfo. The inflow of private transfers of individuals to Armenia turned the annual dynamics in the first quarter of 2020 towards a 9.7% decline from the 9.3% growth in  the first quarter of 2019, amounting to $ 353.6 million in absolute  terms.

ArmInfo.Beeline announces the launch of its 4G + mobile network. It will provide a significant increase in Internet speed for subscribers in Yerevan, 17 cities and  10 large settlements of Armenia.