ArmInfo. On February 14, Chairman of the State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition Artak Shaboyan, received a delegation of the  International Monetary Fund.

ArmInfo. Chairman of the State Revenue Committee (SRC) of Armenia David Ananyan received a delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), headed by the head of the technical assistance mission on tax administration  Vincent Coukpayzen.

ArmInfo. By the end of 2018, Armenia's public debt amounted to $ 6,922.9 million, an increase of $ 148.3 million over the year instead of the planned $ 372 million.   Meanwhile, from 2008 to 2013, Armenia steadily increased its public  debt by an average of about $ 500 million, and from 2015 to 2017 - by  780 million.

ArmInfo.The total growth rate of economic activity for the 2018th year will be 5.2-5.3%. On January 17, after the government meeting, Acting Minister of Economic  Development and Investments of Armenia Tigran Khachatryan, answering  the question of ArmInfo, announced this.

ArmInfo. Armenia's gross international reserves for 2018 amounted to $ 2.249 billion,  according to the data of the Central Bank of Armenia. The vast  majority of these reserves-$ 2.243 billion is accounted for external  assets in hard currency, and the share of SDR in the IMF was $ 6  million. According to the regulator's report, within the year the  value of gross international reserves decreased by 2.8%; external  assets decreased in the same amount, while the share of SDR fell by  17.5%.

ArmInfo. Economic growth in Armenia in 2018 is mainly due to casino revenues. This opinion was expressed in an interview with ArmInfo by the chairman of the NGO 

ArmInfo.The most sought-after foreign destination for Russians on New Year's holidays is Armenia. About this reports RIA "News" with reference to  OZON.travel.

ArmInfo.On December 26, the Central Bank of Armenia held a pre-New Year meeting of representatives of the financial system with acting Prime Minister  Nikol Pashinyan. Businessmen were also invited to this event.

ArmInfo. Economic growth in  Armenia by the end of 2018 is expected in the range of 5.5-6%, former  Head of the Central Bank of Armenia Bagrat Asatryan gave such a  forecast on December 21 at a press conference.

ArmInfo. Over the past two  years, the interest of international and local employers in Armenian  IT specialists continues to grow. The director of the well- known  recruitment company of Armenia - "Tangier" Nana Heruni said this in  an interview with ArmInfo.

ArmInfo.According to IMF expectations, GDP growth in Armenia in 2018 will be lower than the forecasted 6%. Yulia Ustyugova, Permanent Representative of the IMF  in Armenia, expressed this opinion in an interview with ArmInfo  correspondent, noting that if the forecast had been made today, the  International Monetary Fund would certainly have indicated a lower  threshold for GDP growth in Armenia.

ArmInfo.According to the IMF, the financial system of Armenia is stable, and the compliance with the Basel key principles of banking supervision is high - 97%.   According to the press service of the Central Bank of Armenia,  according to the IMF report, the stability of the financial system  has been strengthened, and the increase in flexibility has become a  guarantee of the continued functioning of the financial sector. 

ArmInfo.On November 30, 2018, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)  discussed the Financial System Stability Assessment (FSSA) of Armenia, evaluating the macroeconomic environment in the country as satisfactory, and the state of the financial system as stable.  This is stated in a report released today by the Fund's Department of Communications.

ArmInfo.The American company  Fitch Ratings confirmed the long-term ratings of the issuer default  (IDR) of Armenia in foreign and national currency at the level of "B+" with a "Positive" forecast.

ArmInfo.The external debt of Armenia ($ 5.4 billion by October 1, 2018) is dominated by debt under multi-loan programs - 65.9% or $ 3.6 billion, followed by debt under bilateral credit programs - 17.8% or $ 964.6 million and investments  by non-residents in Armenian Eurobonds - 15, 6% or $ 844.6 million.  The data of the National Statistical Service of the RA testify this.

ArmInfo. The Central Bank of Armenia has adjusted the range of the forecast for GDP growth for 2018 from the previous 5.6-6.9% to the current 4.6-5.1%. The Central  Bank also revised down the expected growth threshold in the medium  term: for 2019 - 4.4-5.5% and for 2020 - 3.9-5.4% (versus previously  predicted 4.6-6.4% and 4 , 1-6.2%, respectively).

ArmInfo. The Ministry of Economy of Armenia forecasts GDP growth in 2018 by 5-6%. About this  during a press conference on November 23 reported Acting Minister of Economic Development and Investments of the Republic of Armenia  Tigran Khachatryan.

ArmInfo. Armenia's gross  international reserves in January- October 2018 declined by 10% - to  $ 2.083 billion. In year-over-year terms (October 2018 versus October  2017), this figure decreased by 1.7%.

ArmInfo.Economic growth by the end of 2018, most likely, will be 4.9-5.9%. This was stated by Atom Janjughazyan, Acting Minister of Finance of Armenia to ArmInfo.   Meanwhile, in September of this year the Ministry of Finance of  Armenia upgraded the forecast from the previous 4.5%, set in the law  "On the state budget for 2018", to 6.5%.

ArmInfo. Armenia will halve the time it takes to return VAT to exporters. Acting Prime Minister  Nikol Pashinyan announced this on June 1 at an extraordinary meeting of the parliament.