ArmInfo. RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received the members of the delegation of the German  Reconstruction Credit Institute (KfW), the Premier's press service reports.

ArmInfo. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received the Executive Director of the German Fichtner  company operating in the energy sector, Martin Stickel, and the company's representatives. Viktor Richter, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Germany to Armenia, also participated in the  meeting.

ArmInfo. Since April 15, 2024, carbonated and non-carbonated waters in Armenia will undergo digital  labeling according to EAEU standards. The resolution was adopted on April 18 at a meeting of the RA government.

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ArmInfo. On April 18, the Cabinet of Ministers of Armenia approved the proposal to sign an agreement  attached to the agreement between the Republic of Armenia and KfW "Financial cooperation of Germany with the Republic of Armenia: "Combined water resources management/Akhuryan River I (Phase 2 of the project)>.

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ArmInfo.The Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD) prepared a new working paper,  "Assessing the Potential Impact of Natural Disasters on Debt Sustainability in Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan."

ArmInfo. On April 17, Converse Bank began the initial placement of dram and dollar bonds in the  amount of 5 billion drams and $10 million in 2024. This is noted in the Bank's statement.

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ArmInfo. "Kazakhstan is interested in further developing a comprehensive partnership with Armenia, and  therefore today's visit is of particular importance to me," President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev stated on April 15 in Yerevan following negotiations with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

ArmInfo.Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is convinced that despite the growth in bilateral  trade turnover, there is still unrealized potential between Armenia and Kazakhstan in terms of developing trade and economic cooperation, stimulating investment and developing infrastructure ties and trade. 

ArmInfo.Below is an interview with Armenia's Premier Nikol Pashinyan with "Egemen Qazaqstan" and  "Kazakhstanskaya Pravda" newspapers. 

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ArmInfo.AraratBank intends to double its leasing portfolio by the end of 2024. Edgar Avagyan Head  of the Leasing Department at AraratBank told journalists on the sidelines of the Leasing Expo-2024 specialized exhibition.

ArmInfo. On April 12, at a government meeting, the Government of Armenia approved the proposal  to sign a protocol "On introducing amendments and additions to the "Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on international road transport dated November 6, 2006."

ArmInfo.The World Bank has improved its forecast for Armenia's GDP growth for 2024 from the  previous 4.7% to an updated 5.5% (against the actual slowdown in growth in 2023 to 8.7% from 12.6% in 2022). For 2025, the economic growth forecast has also been improved, but less noticeably - from the previous 4.5% to an updated 4.9%. Over the medium term, GDP growth will gradually approach the potential 4.5%, and average  inflation will rise to the targeted 4%.

ArmInfo.As part of a pilot program to introduce an agricultural insurance system, the Armenian government will not only subsidize insurance premiums, but will also compensate the costs of insurance companies if a certain threshold of insurance payments is exceeded.