ArmInfo.Ameriabank has been named the Best Bank in Armenia in sustainable finance for 2024. This achievement marks the fourth consecutive win for Ameriabank for funding initiatives designed to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change and help build a more sustainable future.

ArmInfo.The project to create a single gas market in the Eurasian Economic Union has been postponed  until 2027, Armenia's Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Hakob Vardanyan stated on March 11 at a meeting of the RA National Assembly Commission on Regional and Eurasian Integration.

ArmInfo.Amounts exceeding the maximum amount of social payments calculated and transferred from  several sources will soon be automatically returned to individuals and there will no longer be a need to contact the tax authority.

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ArmInfo. There cannot be systemic corruption in the Ministry of Economy, in the government.  The newly appointed Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan stated during a briefing on March 7.

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ArmInfo. Araratbank intends to develop and implement an ESG strategy that includes environmental,  social and corporate governance as three central factors in assessing the sustainability and impact of the company on the environment, society and the internal governance structure of the Bank, Raisa  Babayan, Environmental and Social Risks Officer, stated at a panel discussion on the topic "Leadership in business beyond legal requirements", within the framework of the annual conference ROBUST ARMENIA-2024.

ArmInfo.Armenia should completely switch to renewable energy sources, Jon Dee, Co-founder  and Managing Director of DoSomething, stated at the ROBUST ARMENIA- 2024 conference. 

ArmInfo.Today, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan, the 4th meeting of the Policy Dialogue of the "GREEN Armenia" Platform was held, dedicated to the discussion of existing problems in the water sector. 

ArmInfo.Armenia's Premier Nikol Pashinyan told Egyptian businessmen about Armenia's investment  potential. 

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ArmInfo.As a government, we see the need to create conditions and incentives for the development  of the capital market. Deputy Minister of Economy of Armenia Narek Teryan stated during the plenary session on the topic "Investment climate in Armenia and prospects for the development of the capital  markets" within the framework of the first Investment and Financial Forum by.

ArmInfo. Armenia should become one of the leading countries in the world in a number of technological areas, Sevak Hovhannisyan, a member of the working group on science and technology under the RA Prime Minister, a member of the board of I-V Consulting, stated 5 during parliamentary hearings on the prospects for the development of the high-tech sector, on March 5.  

ArmInfo. Two or three nuclear power units with a capacity of 200 MW each would make it possible to more effectively manage the energy system in Armenia. This was stated at the plenary session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia by  Chairman of the Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC) of the Republic of Armenia Garegin Baghramyan.

ArmInfo.At its meeting on February 29, the Government of Armenia approved the proposal to sign  a grant agreement between the Republic of Armenia and the Asian Development Bank "Program for increasing food security adapted to climate change".

ArmInfo.As of January 1, 2024, the total number of cards in the Armenian plastic market reached more than 3.722 million cards,  with a y-o-y growth of 17%. At the same time, micro- processing cards with an NFC chip have increased 3-fold over three years, including by 24% in 2023 (versus 45% in 2022), amounting to 2.6 million cards, with their dominance growing in the total number of cards to almost 70%, by data from the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia.

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ArmInfo. The construction of an industrial-scale solar power plant, Mets Masrik, in Armenia is  nearing completion. This was stated on February 28 from the rostrum of parliament by Chairman of the Public Services Regulatory Commission, Garegin Baghramyan, whose candidacy was again nominated  by the RA government for the post of head of the PSRC.

ArmInfo. The Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air will begin operating flights in the  Budapest-Yerevan-Budapest direction, Zvartnots International Airport reports.