Wednesday, April 8 2020 15:49
Alina Hovhannisyan

E-commerce turnover in Armenia increased significantly

E-commerce turnover in Armenia increased significantly

ArmInfo."Based on the information received from various online trading platforms, we can talk about a significant increase in the volume of electronic  commerce in Armenia," said Hakob Arshakyan, Minister of High-Tech  Industry, at a press conference on April 8.

In this regard, he emphasized that this triple increase will subsequently lead to  positive qualitative changes in this area. In particular, Arshakyan  emphasized that the stimulation of electronic commerce is an  additional impetus to the development of the country's economy, both  in terms of ensuring transparency of transactions and in terms of  uniform development of territories.

<It is no secret that the numerous trading networks of Armenia are  located in Yerevan, and thanks to electronic commerce, the products  will become available in the country's regions. I hope this trend  continues>, the head of the department said.  It should be noted that  according to ArmInfo's analytical bulletin "Armenian Banks in the  Card Business", the volume of Internet transactions in 2019 exceeded  300 billion drams, having increased by 39% over the year and amounted  to 48% of the total non-cash payments by bank cards.