ArmInfo. Moscow notes with regret that Yerevan bowed to West's pressure on the issue of servicing cards of the MIR payment system. This was stated on April 3 during a weekly briefing by spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, when asked to comment on the termination of service of MIR cards in Armenia.

ArmInfo. Armenia intends to introduce a state duty on the export of gold, platinum and palladium bars. It will be approximately 0.8-1% of their market value. Deputy Minister of Economy Narek Teryan stated at a meeting of the NA Standing Committee on Economic Affairs on April 3 during the discussion of amendments to the law "On State Duty".

ArmInfo. Avanesov. Armenia is being squeezed out of the North- South megaproject, giving way to  Azerbaijan, Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor of the Russian- Armenian University, President of the Institute of Energy Security (Armenia) Vahe Davtyan in his article.

ArmInfo.On March 30 of this year, the “Face-to-Face: Dialogue of Generations Regional Forum” took place in Vardenis, bringing together hundreds of young people from the regions of Armenia.

ArmInfo. "Ucom" and "Team Telecom" and "Rostelecom", synchronously with the Ministry of High-Technological Industry, turned off the broadcast of a TV show with the participation of Vladimir Solovyov on "Russia 1". Chairman of the "In the Name of the Republic" party, Arman Babajanyan, wrote on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo. The State Revenue Committee (SRC) of Armenia proposes to tighten the rules for  duty-free import of goods for personal use into the country on foot, establishing more stringent standards than those determined by the Eurasian Economic Commission. "Not only small businesses, but all of  us will be subject to restrictions," Eduard Badalyan, an expert at the human rights organization "Citizen-Taxpayer-Business", said in an interview with ArmInfo.

ArmInfo.The Board of the Central Bank of Armenia has given preliminary consent to the acquisition of a significant participation in the authorized capital of Ameriabank CJSC by Bank of Georgia Group PLC (BOGG) and Bank of Georgia JSC.

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ArmInfo. Armenia intends to join the December 11, 2009 protocol on making changes to the protocol  of electronic exchange of information on the paid amounts of indirect taxes between the tax authorities of the EAEU states. 

ArmInfo.The Kremlin does not regard the refusal of Armenian banks to service Russian Mir cards as  an unfriendly step, but explains this decision by pressure from the United States, follows from a statement by spokesperson of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov.

ArmInfo.Minister of Industry and Agro-Industrial Complex of the Eurasian Economic Commission Gohar  Barseghyan made a working visit to Armenia, where she held meetings with the Chairman of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Mher Grigoryan, with  the Minister of Economy of the Republic of Armenia Gevorg Papoyan, and with other officials.

ArmInfo.The State Revenue Committee of Armenia (SRC) brought criminal responsibility to the  developer carrying out construction activities in the Arabkir administrative district of Yerevan, for evading particularly large amounts of taxes.

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ArmInfo. From April 1, 2024, the threshold for duty-free import of goods in Armenia will be lowered to  200 euros (about 85 thousand drams) against the current 200 thousand drams, reports the press service of the State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Armenia.

ArmInfo. Armenia's Ministry of and Social Affairs has released a list of banks participating in a 10%  cashback programme for pensioners. 

ArmInfo.The Union of Manufacturers and Businessmen of Armenia (UMBA) hosted a discussion  on economic development trends in Armenia. 

ArmInfo.Armenia and Korea are ready to deepen economic cooperation by implementing new programmes,  the RA Ministry of Economy reports referring to a meeting between Armenia's Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan and  Mr Chung Byung-won, Deputy Foreign Minister For Political Affairs of Korea.

ArmInfo. The food safety inspection body of the Republic of Armenia will carry out supervisory  measures at the Ararat Brandy Factory LLC, in connection with a letter received from the Ministry of Health of Belarus, which states that violations of the requirements of the EAEU technical regulations  have been identified in the products produced by the enterprise.

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ArmInfo. Governor of Syunik region Robert Ghukasyan is not familiar with the details of the  residential house construction project in Shurnukh village (Goris community), where in 2021, more than 10 families were deprived of their housing, which came under the control of Azerbaijan. He stated  on March 28 during a briefing with journalists.