ArmInfo.IDBank joins the pension cashback program, within the framework of which 10% is returned as cashback for non-cash payments made by the pensioners.

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ArmInfo. By February 29, Armenia's public debt, against the backdrop of growing domestic debt, had grown  to another psychological threshold of $12 billion.

ArmInfo. In Armenia, the price index of industrial products decreased in Jan-Feb 2024 compared to the same period in 2023 to 99.6% from 100.8% a year earlier. Such a trend is observed against the backdrop of a sharp acceleration in the y-o-y growth of the industrial sector from 1% to 28.9%, providing volumes of 461.6 billion drams ($1.1 billion), by preliminary data from the RA Statistical Committee.

ArmInfo. In Armenia, the growth of economic activity in January- February 2024 accelerated to 13.6%  per annum (from 10.9% in the same period in 2023). The growth driver was the industrial sector. As preliminary data from the RA Statistical Committee indicate, this was accompanied by a noticeable acceleration in the upward dynamics of exports and imports.

ArmInfo.On March 25, 2024, the Central Bank of Armenia puts into circulation "100th Anniversary of Sergey  Parajanov's Birth" and "100th Anniversary of Paruyr Sevak's Birth" gold collector coins. 

ArmInfo. Armenia's defense budget totaled AMD 526.047bln in 2023, RA Minister of Defense Suren  Papikyan stated on March 25 at a meeting of the commission on defense and security of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, presenting a report on the implementation by the defense department  of the RA government program for 2021-2026 in 2023.

ArmInfo.On March 21, 2024, IDBank placed registered coupon bonds under the abbreviation AMANLBB2OER2 through a public offering on the following terms:

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ArmInfo. It is very important to institutionally strengthen and increase the capacity of water supply and sanitation services in rural settlements of Armenia.  Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of the Republic of Armenia Vache Terteryan stated during a meeting with a delegation headed by Director of French Development Agency's (AFD) regional office in the South Caucasus Fanny Delpey. 

ArmInfo. The RA NA delegation to the Assembly takes part in the works of the Eastern Partnership  Parliamentary Assembly going on Brussels. 

ArmInfo.RA Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan introduced the newly appointed chairman  of the Urban Development Committee Yeghiazar Vardanyan to the staff of the Committee, the Government's press service reports.

ArmInfo.On the occasion of the International Day of Forests, yesterday, on March 21^st, the environmental NGO “My Forest Armenia” initiated a conference on the topic “Forest ecosystem services and the impact on business”. Tigran Mkhitaryan, Corporate Business Director of IDBank also participated in the conference.

ArmInfo.On March 27, the Armenia Securities Exchange (AMX) will start quoting the bonds of Electric  Networks of Armenia (ENA) CJSC, the issue volume of which is the largest among non-financial organizations, 32 billion drams.

ArmInfo.Switzerland announced the launch of the "Sustainable and Inclusive Growth in Mountainous  Armenia" (SIGMA) Program with a total budget of CHF12 million.  The program aims to reduce poverty in the mountain villages of Shirak, Lori, Tavush and Gegharkunik regions of Armenia through the application of inclusive, innovative and environmentally friendly approaches in agriculture and agritourism.

ArmInfo. Azerbaijan is not giving up attempts to "hit" one of the most painful areas of the Armenian energy sector - the Armenian nuclear power plant, which provides a third of all electricity produced in the country at the lowest tariff.

ArmInfo. The State Revenue Committee (SRC) of Armenia has launched a unified system of  electronic services for individuals, which is available in the web version:  https://self-portal.taxservice.am/. Through the system, citizens can submit an income tax return.

ArmInfo.Armenia's ranking decreased by 0.2 percentage points over the year in the Index of Economic Freedom by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal.