ArmInfo.Armenia has improved its position in the Global Innovation Index 2019 by four points. The press service of the RA Ministry of Economy reports.

ArmInfo. Suren Khachatryan is a repat who moved back in June 2016. Born and raised in Yerevan, his family decided to move to the US because they thought he would have a better future there. His sister was already living in the US and he had relatives from his father's side, so the move made sense to them. The family moved to San Jose, California, not a very standard place for an Armenian to live. 

ArmInfo.Armenia ranked 64th in the ranking of the most innovative countries (Global Innovation Index 2019) prepared by the World Intellectual Property Organization  (WIPO). The study was published on the UN website on Wednesday.  In  total, the index estimates the innovation activity of almost 130  countries of the world. Over the year, Armenia improved its position  by 4 points. In the Global Innovation Index 2018, the country ranked  68th.

ArmInfo. Led by RA Deputy Minister of Economy Artak Qamalyan, a discussion of the sustainable agriculture development strategy document was held, which was  attended by representatives of a number of interested international  organizations, foundations, the National Agrarian University of  Armenia, as well as experts from the field.

ArmInfo. Ardshinbank faces changes - Vache Gabrielyan and  Dmitry Ladikov-Roev are included in the Board. This was reported to  ArmInfo in the press service of the bank. For two decades, Vache  Vazgenovich Gabrielyan held a number of senior executive positions in  state structures of Armenia, including the posts of RA Deputy Prime  Minister, Minister of Finance, Minister of International Integration  and Reforms, a member of the Central Bank Council, as well as Deputy  Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia. Currently, Vache Gabrielyan  is the dean of the College of Business and Economics at the American  University of Armenia.V. Gabrielyan graduated from the Faculty of  Economic Cybernetics of Yerevan State University with a degree in  economics and mathematics, as well as the Faculty of Public  Administration of Rutgers University (New Jersey, USA) with a degree  in Public Administration, where he received a Ph.D. He is the author  of a number of scientific papers published in Armenia and abroad.

ArmInfo.Armenian Minister of Economy Tigran Khachatryan met yesterday with a number of international donors implementing programs in the field of winemaking  and viticulture.

ArmInfo. The government of Armenia is aimed at building an innovative and comprehensive economy, and in this context it is especially important to maximize the opportunities provided by applied sciences in the economy and in the public administration system. This was stated yesterday by the Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan at a meeting with representatives of the technology research group, set up jointly by the American University of America and Hayastan All Armenian Fund.

ArmInfo. Central Bank of Armenia summed up the program "My Finance Month-2019'', held in this year under the slogan ''Find your card in the financial world''. During a press conference convened on May 30 in connection with this event, a  member of the CBA Council Armenak Darbinyan noted that the goal of  the program is to provide citizens with the necessary skills and  knowledge to effectively manage personal finances through  informational and interactive activities.

ArmInfo. Even with small volumes of the market, limited infrastructures and a low level of PPP (purchasing power parity), Armenia is able to triple the volume of  investments in GDP. This conclusion was made by the authors of the  study entitled "Investment Environment of Armenia. Legal Field and  Existing Problems", which was conducted with the assistance of Konrad  Adenauer (is the political foundation of the Federal Republic of  Germany) and the Economic Journalists Club of Armenia.

ArmInfo. The 5th anniversary was  celebrated by the Amundi-ACBA- Asset-Management pension fund,  established in Armenia by ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank and French  company AMUNDI. According to the press service of Bank ACBA-Credit  Agricole, Amundi-ACBA- Asset-Management manages assets of more than  95 billion drams under the management of Amundi-  ACBA-Asset-Management.In connection with the 5th anniversary,  Amundi-ACBA-Asset-Management intends, with a three-year profit, to  send 40,000 euros for the implementation of cultural and educational  programs to the French University of Armenia and the TUMO Center for  Creative Technologies.Chief Executive Officer of the French company  AMUNDI, Bernard de Wit, said: "Armenia is the first country in the  region that adapted this system and initiated a similar approach in  pension reform. It was quite attractive, so we decided to get  involved in this process and ensure Armenia's exemplary status of the  country in pension reform plan. Other countries in the region have  shown interest in the Armenian accumulative pension system, and in  this context the country is becoming an example. 

ArmInfo. Armenian Ambassador to  Poland Samvel Mkrtchyan visited the Polish city of Lodz, where he  held meetings with representatives of the companies Terra Hexen, EWS  Legal, WISEMONT, MGM HR Solutions, PerfectHouse, Listonic LTD,  Okularow LTD, which operate in the fields of information technology,  legal advice, and human resource management. textile production  resources. The companies, as reported by the press service of the  Foreign Ministry, are interested in the Armenian market.

ArmInfo.The Georgian operator is interlink in organizing Armenia- Georgia-Azerbaijan tours. An expert on tourism, director of travel company <First Travel> Karen  Andreasyan, stated this at a press conference.

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ArmInfo. The delegation of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Food Code), led by coordinator for the European region, Nailia Karsibekova, arrived in Armenia for a two-day visit.

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ArmInfo.Over the next five years, the number of breeding cattle in Armenia will increase by 10 thousand  animals. At the March 29 sitting, the RA government  approved the program for the development of breeding cattle for 2019-2024.

ArmInfo. Within the framework of the Japanese grant, the newest educational greenhouse will be built at the Agrarian University.

ArmInfo. Armenian Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technologies Hakob Arshakyan received Italian Ambassador to Armenia Vincenzo Del Monaco.  As the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Transport reports,  welcoming the ambassador, Hakob Arshakyan expressed a desire to  further deepen the effective cooperation formed between the two  countries in the field of road construction.