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ArmInfo.According to the revised forecast for 2021 by the Central Bank of Armenia (CBA), 4.2% GDP growth is expected in Armenia against the previously forecast  5.4%, with inflation near 8.4% by the end of this year. According to  the revised CBA forecast, 5.3% GDP growth is expected next year, CBA  Chairman Martyn Galstyan told a news conference on Tuesday.

ArmInfo. Estonia stands ready to expand areas of cooperation with Armenia in the field of high technologies and open up new opportunities for cooperation.   Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Estonia to Armenia  Rina Kalyurand stated this during a meeting with Minister of  High-Tech Industry of Armenia Vahagn Khachatryan on December 13.

ArmInfo. The Central Bank of Armenia raised the refinancing rate by 0.5 percentage points, setting it at the level of 7.75%. As ArmInfo was told in the press service of  the Central Bank of Armenia, this decision was made on December 14 at  a meeting of the Board of the Central Bank of Armenia.

ArmInfo.Armenia and Serbia have identified areas of economic cooperation. This became known during a meeting between Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan and  Charge d'Affaires of the Republic of Serbia in Armenia Tatjana   Panajotovic Cvetkovic.

ArmInfo. France plans to expand activities in Armenia in the field of solar energy and install solar panels on reservoirs. Ambassador Extraordinary and  Plenipotentiary of France to Armenia Anne Louyot stated during a  meeting with Minister of Economy of Armenia Vahan Kerobyan.

ArmInfo. About 20 young ARMENAL employees are involved in the New Generation programme by RUSAL. The programme is designed to create conditions for training and unlocking the potential of promising specialists, the company`s press service told  ArmInfo. 

ArmInfo.Artsvik Minasyan, the ex-minister of economy and secretary of the Hayastan (Armenia) opposition faction, considers the Armenian government`s steps to ban  the import of Turkish goods insufficient. 

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ArmInfo.The presentation of the book “Capitalism and Freedom” - one of the most influential scientific works published in the second half of the 20th century - was held on December 10. Nobel laureate in economics Milton Friedman thereby made a significant contribution to economics and promoted the economic development of many countries around the world.

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ArmInfo. On the eve of the New Year, Ameriabank launched 2 unprecedented offers on business loans with a six-month grace period, which exempted the principal and  interest payments. Director Retail Banking at Ameriabank CJSC Arman  Barseghyan announced this in the evening of December 9 during a press  conference, noting that the grace period established within the  framework of these offers will allow business entities to reduce the  credit burden and direct funds available for this time to business  development.

ArmInfo.In Armenia, the annual state duty established for the annual service of regular passenger traffic is replaced by a one-time state duty established for the  provision of the right to service - 100 thousand drams. On December  10, the National Assembly of Armenia adopted in the second and final  reading the draft law on amending the laws "On State Duty" and "On  Automobile Transport".

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