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ArmInfo.ADB has signed a sale and purchase agreement with the Bank of Georgia in respect of its shares in  Ameriabank. The Spokesman for the ADB Resident Mission in the Republic of Armenia told ArmInfo.

ArmInfo.Economic activity in Armenia increased by 10.7% in January 2024 compared to January 2023  (versus 10.5% growth a year earlier). In January alone, economic activity decreased by 45.1% (versus a 46.1% decline in January 2023), and the decline was recorded in all areas except the energy complex, according to the  preliminary data from the RA Statistical Committee.

ArmInfo. S&P Global Ratings affirmed its 'BB-/B' long- and short-term foreign- and local-currency sovereign credit ratings on Armenia. The outlook on the long-term ratings is stable.

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ArmInfo. Armenia is ideally positioned to offer India an alternative sea trade route, especially  with Europe, Narek Mkrtchyan, the country's minister for Labor and Social Affairs, said on the sidelines of the ninth edition of the Raisina Dialogue in the national capital on Wednesday.

ArmInfo.Reacting to the objective dissatisfaction of citizens, the Armenian authorities decided not to tax Armenian citizens who went to work abroad for a period specified by law if they paid income tax in the country where the income was received, Chairman of the State Revenue Committee Rustam Badasyan stated on February 23 at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers.

ArmInfo. From April 2024, the policyholders will be required to indicate the number of their bank  account (card or current), or the account of their authorized representative in the CMTPL (Compulsory Motor Third Party Liability) agreement. This is noted in the message of the Motor Insurers' Bureau of Armenia received by ArmInfo.

ArmInfo. The online service of Telecom Armenia OJSC provides an opportunity for users to purchase  a SIM card in eSIM format through the My Team mobile application, without visiting the service office; remote identification, subscriber registration, and activation of the service occur using a mobile application. The operator provides an opportunity to securely download the application for the eSIM card to the subscriber's  device. 

ArmInfo. Haykaz Fanyan, Director of the Armenian Center for Socio-Economic Studies (ACSES),  said in response to ArmInfo at a press conference organized by the Economic Journalists Club. 

ArmInfo.The overall growth rates of Armenia's international trade turnover for 2023 are marked by unprecedented achievements, however, the structure of exports and imports, unfortunately, indicates the presence of significant imbalances and shifts containing significant long-term macroeconomic risks, Doctor  of Economy Aghasi Tavadyan told ArmInfo. 

ArmInfo.The State Revenue Committee (SRC) of Armenia is discussing with the Ministry of Finance  the issue of applying benefits for certain categories of citizens traveling to work in the Russian Federation. Head of the State Revenue Committee of Armenia Rustam Badasyan stated  on February 21  in a conversation with journalists.

ArmInfo. Armenia's GDP growth slowed down to 8.7% in 2023 (from 12.6% in 2022), amounting to 9.503  trillion drams ($24.2 billion). The GDP deflator index also decreased - to 102.8% from 108% in 2022, according to the data of the RA Statistical Committee published on February 20.

ArmInfo.The profit of the Armenian banking system in 2023 was 230 billion drams, which is 12.5% lower than the year-ago figure. Chairman of the Union of Banks of Armenia Daniel Azatyan stated during a press conference on February 20. He noted that the decline is due to both objective and subjective factors.

ArmInfo.In Armenia, there was an increase in all lending sectors, except for industry, where  the volumes decreased by 1.2%, making 508.9 billion drams. Chairman of the Union of Banks of Armenia Daniel Azatyan stated during a press conference on February 20.

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ArmInfo. The HSBC group has been moving its capital and focusing on its preferred markets, as has been the policy in recent years. Only since 2021, as noted by the Chairman of the Union of Banks of Armenia (UBA) Daniel Azatyan during a press conference, the Group has withdrawn from 7 countries, including retail lending in France, the USA, Greece, etc.

ArmInfo. The entry of a bank with an international brand into the financial market of Armenia is always desirable and important, Chairman of the Union of Banks of Armenia Daniel Azatyan stated during the final press conference on February 20, speaking about the deal to acquire Bank of Georgia Group PLC (BOGG) of one of the leading Armenian banks Ameriabank CJSC.

ArmInfo. The net inflow of private transfers to Armenia decreased by 36% in 2023, in absolute  terms it decreased from $2.6 billion to $1.7 billion. As evidenced by the dynamics of 2022, this figure showed an unprecedented threefold increase.

ArmInfo. Ameriabank (the Bank) has reached an agreement with the BOGG (the Group), a UK registered financial group, to join the latter as a standalone entity and the Group to become the main shareholder of the Bank, with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (“EBRD”) retaining their 10% shareholding in Ameriabank.