ArmInfo. In January-April 2022, 11,017 thousand tons of aluminum foil were produced in Armenia. This is evidenced by the data of the RA Statistical Committee, according  to which the y-o-y dynamics lingered in the decline with a slowdown  from 3.7% to 2.1%.

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ArmInfo.In Armenia, economic activity in January-April 2022 increased by 9.4% per annum, against the backdrop of growth in exports and imports by 25.2% and 39.1%,  respectively, which was observed at a relatively restrained pace in  the same period a year ago - growth economic activity by 2.6% was  accompanied by an increase in exports and imports by 16.7% and 2.2%,  respectively.

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ArmInfo. As of April 1, 2022, over 2.7mln plastic cards were effective in Armenia, with an extremely moderate increase - 3.5% in the corresponding period of 2021 to 7.5%,  which is much lower than the 17.3% and 17.5% in 2019 and 2020  respectively.

ArmInfo.RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan chaired the first sitting of the Economic Policy Council under the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, held via video  link.  

ArmInfo.The actual expenses of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia amounted to 17 billion 090 million drams, thus exceeding last year's figure by 240 million  drams.  Minister of Finance of the Republic of Armenia Tigran  Khachatryan stated this on June 6 at the National Assembly during a  preliminary discussion of the implementation of the state budget for  2021.

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ArmInfo.The upward trend in real estate prices and rising interest rates will reduce the pace of mortgage lending growth. This is the opinion of the analysts of the  AmRating National Rating Agency affiliated with ArmInfo, referring to  the extremely high growth rates of the mortgage market, which reached  42% in y-o-y terms.

ArmInfo. RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received UNWTO Secretary General Zurab Pololikashvili, who visited Armenia to attend the 67th meeting of the UNWTO Commission for Europe.

ArmInfo. Fly Arna, Armenia's national airline and a joint venture company between the Armenian National Interests Fund (ANIF) and Air Arabia Group, today announced  that it has received its Air Operating Certificate (AOC) and Air  Operator License (AOL), which allow it to start operating from  Yerevan's Zvartnots International Airport.

ArmInfo.In Armenia, the price rally in food and oil products is spurring inflation acceleration. In May 2022, compared to May 2021, it has already reached 9% (compared to 5.9% in the previous year).

ArmInfo.Amid the war in Ukraine, the West is seeking to assist Armenia and some other states in diversifying theirs export markets, including supplying products to  domestic markets, Avag Harutyunyan, Chairman of the National Wine  Center, said in an interview with ArmInfo.