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. 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.

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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.

ArmInfo.There is no limit to the number of beneficiaries of the Artsakh employment program in  Armenia. This was stated by Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs of Armenia Ruben Sargsyan during a press conference on April 1.

ArmInfo.Ameriabank has been named the Best Bank in Armenia by Global Finance magazine in its 31st annual awards for the World’s Best Banks. Winners have been chosen in nearly 150 countries, territories and districts in the world with consideration of criteria such as growth in assets, profitability, geographic reach, strategic relationships, new business development and innovation in products as well as the opinions of equity analysts, credit rating analysts, banking consultants and others involved in the industry.

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 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.

ArmInfo. Armenia's gross international reserves (GIR) in February 2024 decreased by 4.6% per  annum or by $164 million, amounting to $3.381 billion, while a year ago there was an increase of 17.7% or by $532.1 million - to $3.545 billion. Dynamics for January-February and only for February, like a  year earlier, also downward, as a result of which the GMR moved more noticeably away from the historical maximum $4.220 billion achieved in August 2023. This is evidenced by data from the Central Bank of  the Republic of Armenia.

ArmInfo. The World Bank will provide Armenia with a loan of 92.3 million euros and a grant of 16  million euros to finance the budget deficit. The resolution was approved at a government meeting on March 28.

ArmInfo.Armenia and Kazakhstan agreed to create a joint business club following a meeting  of the business delegation of the Astana Diplomatic Club with members of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Armenia. 

ArmInfo.Trade and economic relations are developing dynamically in both bilateral and  multilateral formats, which is significantly facilitated by contacts at the highest level. Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Armenia Bolat Imanbayev stated during the Armenia- Kazakhstan Business Forum.

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ArmInfo. We want to offer Armenia an alternative logistics route that will significantly reduce  time costs for cargo carriers and which has a competitive price.  President of the "Astana" Diplomatic Club Kaiyrbolat Sakhmetov said in a conversation with an ArmInfo correspondent Within the framework  of the meeting of the business delegation of Kazakhstan with the members of the  Union of Manufacturers and Businessmen of Armenia (UMBA).

ArmInfo.The sharp acceleration in the growth of economic activity in February of this year in Armenia is due to a short-term factor, reads a report by the Luys Foundation, whose experts analyzed the data of the RA Statistical Committee for January-February 2024.

ArmInfo. Viva-MTS Telecommunications operator has changed its company name to Viva Armenia.