ArmInfo.Fitch Ratings has revised the Outlook on Armenia's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to Positive from Stable and affirmed the IDR at  'B+'. This is noted in the Fitch report, which also provides an  improved estimate of Armenia's GDP growth for 2022 to 11.6%, with a  further slowdown in 2023 to 6.1% and in 2024 to 4.7%.

ArmInfo.A meeting chaired by Armenia's Deputy Minister of Economy Ani Israelyan discussed businesses' problems.   

ArmInfo. Minister of Economy of Armenia Vahan Kerobyan received newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Portugal to Armenia Madalena   Fischer. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of   Economy.

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ArmInfo. The share of foreign-exchange mortgage loans in the Armenian commercial banks' loan portfolio has been 17% over the last five years, Hovhannes  Khachatryan, Vice-Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia (CBA),  stated in Parliament on February 10.

ArmInfo.The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) intends to increase investments in Armenia, EDB Country Director Armen Melikyan stated at his meeting with  Armenia's Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan. Attending the meeting  was also Denis Ilin, Vice- Chairman of the EDB Management Board, and  Deputy Minister of Economy Narek Teryan.  

ArmInfo. Armenia's commercial banks and lending agencies will from now on issue consumer and mortgage loans in AMD terms only. Armenia's Parliament is  discussing the draft amendments to the Law on Currency Control. 

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ArmInfo.Ameriabank has added a new Visa Card Subscription feature to the MyAmeria mobile application - a subscription to a Visa card, which is the first and only one of  its kind in Armenia. This allows MyAmeria users to see the foreign  platforms they have attached their Visa card to as a payment method  in the last 13 months. This is noted in the message of Ameriabank.

ArmInfo.In February and March 2023, "The Power of One Dram" will support a project to install solar water heaters in Artsakh.

ArmInfo. The volume of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Armenian economy by the end of 2022 may reach $1 billion, Armenian Minister of Economy Vahan  Kerobyan told reporters during a briefing on February 9.

ArmInfo. Armenia and the United States are expanding cooperation on the regulation of nuclear and radiation safety in the field of the use of atomic energy. On  February 9, at a government meeting, the Armenian government approved  the proposal to sign an agreement "On the exchange of technical  information and cooperation on nuclear safety issues between the  Nuclear Safety Regulatory Committee of the Republic of Armenia and  the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of the United States of America".

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ArmInfo. Minister of Economy of Armenia Vahan Kerobyan received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to Armenia, Ms. Anne Louyot. 

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ArmInfo. At their meeting, Armenia's Minister of High-Tech Industry Robert Khachatryan and Czech Ambassador to Armenia Petr Piruncik stated the readiness of Armenia and of the Czech Republic to expand the bilateral cooperation in high  technologies. 

ArmInfo.Amundi-Acba brought together the leaders Armenian different sectors, to discuss the current challenges and perspectives on global macroeconomics, asset management strategy, as well as crypto-assets and block chain.