ArmInfo. An outbreak of coronavirus in China cannot have a serious impact on the growth of the Armenian economy. On February 12, Minister of Economy of the  Republic of Armenia Tigran Khachatryan stated this from the rostrum  of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, answering the  question of MP Arman Abovyan.

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ArmInfo. Local self-government bodies of Armenia will receive the right to  co-finance programs related to capital construction. At its meeting  on February 12, the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia  discussed the amendments to the laws "On Local Self- Government" and  "On the Budget System" proposed by the government.

ArmInfo. In Armenia, the number of plastic cards increased by January 1, 2020 by 18.1% per annum - up to 2.4 million units, against almost similar growth a year  earlier (by 18%). And the total volume of plastic transactions slowed  down the growth from 22.6% in 2018 to 21.3% in 2019, exceeding 2.3  trillion AMD. This is evidenced by the data of the Central Bank of  Armenia.

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ArmInfo.Mher Ananyan, who has many years of experience in the financial and banking sector, has been appointed Chairman of the Board - Executive Director of  ARARATBANK.

ArmInfo.In January of this year, till slips amounting to 9.1 million AMD were printed in Armenia, or 34% more till slips of cash registers than in the same  period of 2019. The Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol  Pashinyan wrote about this on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo.  Minister of Healthcare Arsen Torosyan met with member of the Board (Minister) for technical regulation of the EAEU Viktor Nazarenko.

ArmInfo. Ameriabank maintains leadership in key financial indicators in the banking system of Armenia, in particular, in assets, liabilities to customers, credit  investments, capital and net profit, the message of Ameriabank noted.

ArmInfo. State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition (SCPEC) of Armenia adopted an administrative proceeding on the concentration of  telecommunication companies "Ucom" and "VEON Armenia".

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ArmInfo. An enlightened Armenia MP Mane Tandilian proposed exempting Armenian banks from bad credit taxes on February 11 at a plenary meeting of the country's  parliament.

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ArmInfo. As a strong supporter of the non-proliferation policy, Armenia confirms its full commitment to the Non-Proliferation Treaty and other relevant treaties, as well as to the IAEA safeguards agreements and the Additional Protocol. Speaking  at the international conference on nuclear safety ICONS2020, Armenian  Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan stated.

ArmInfo. At the end of 2019, the retail component dominates in the portfolio of premiums of Armenian insurers - 52.8% (26 billion drams), while the corporate  share accounts for 47.2% (23.2 billion drams), versus 51.8% and  48.2%, respectively a year earlier.

ArmInfo.More promising for Armenia It is somehow to integrate the local corporate bond market into the international financial market. This opinion, answering a  question from ArmInfo, was expressed by the President of the Black  Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB) Dmitry Pankin.

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ArmInfo.There are wide opportunities between Armenia and Jordan for the development of cooperation. Armenian Minister of Economy Tigran Khachatryan stated  this on February 10 at the Armenian-Jordanian business forum. The  forum is being held as part of the visit of the ABDULLAH II, King of  the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, to Yerevan.