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ArmInfo.On March 18-22, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Regional Dialogue with representatives of Eastern European and Central Asian countries is held in Skopje (North Macedonia).

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

ArmInfo. Prime Minister  of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan participated in the inaugural Nuclear Energy  Summit in Brussels. French President Emmanuel Macron, Belgian Prime Minister Alexandre de Croux, European Commission President Ursula van der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel, presidents,  prime ministers and representatives of a number of countries also took part in the event, the office of the Armenia's Prime Minister reports.

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ArmInfo. On March 21, the Government of Armenia determined the procedure for establishing and  presenting annual awards in the field of ensuring the quality of products and services. 

ArmInfo.International Client’s Day is celebrated on March 19, and IDBank decided not to miss this opportunity to uniquely congratulate and surprise customers.

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ArmInfo.Preferential loan worth of 12 million Euros will be allocated to Armenia by the  Agreement. The money will be allocated to the private sector for making investments in some spheres of renewable energy.

ArmInfo. In the banking sector of Armenia, the volume of lending accelerated in growth in 2023 from 13%  to 21%, reaching 5.8 trillion drams ($14.2 billion). But this was not enough to save profits from the decline, which, after a 3-fold jump in 2022, decreased by 9.2% in 2023, amounting to 229.9 billion drams ($567.9 million). This is evidenced by the data of the Financial Rating of Banks of Armenia as of December 31, 2023, prepared by  ArmInfo. 

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ArmInfo.The Armenian government wants to introduce a new agreement format - SAFE (Simple agreement for future equity). At the plenary meeting on March 19, the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia is discussing amendments to the law "On Joint-Stock Companies" in the first reading.

ArmInfo. The link between the national card systems of Armenia and Russia - ArCa and MIR - will be suspended from March 30. 

ArmInfo.Please be informed that due to the restrictions applied to the operator of the MIR card system, it will not be possible to ensure the full operation of MIR cards in our POS-terminals and ATMs in the territory of Armenia.

ArmInfo.Portfolio of the program for modernizing the economy as of March 1, 2024, amounted to  AMD 228bln. According to the press service of the Ministry of Economy, a total of 3,955 loan and leasing agreements were signed. Over the past 12 months, the portfolio growth amounted to AMD 12bln.

ArmInfo. Regulations related to mobile trade will be extended to the entire territory of Armenia.  At the plenary session on March 19, the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia is discussing amendments to the law "On Trade and Services" and a package of related documents in the first reading.

ArmInfo.Fly Arna airline has suspended its activities in the air transportation market for  financial reasons, Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of the Republic of Armenia Armen Simonyan stated in Parliament on March 19.

ArmInfo. About 700 trucks are waiting to pass through the Upper Lars checkpoint.  Customs attach‚  of the Armenian Embassy in Russia Vahan Hakobyan told ArmInfo.

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ArmInfo. The First News Channel of the Public Television Company of Armenia will be broadcasted not only in Yerevan, but also throughout the country. At a meeting on March 18, the RA National Assembly Standing Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Diaspora, Youth and Sport issued a positive conclusion on the amendments to the Law "On Audiovisual Media" submitted by MP Sisak Gabrielyan.