ArmInfo. On November 15, Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Mher Grigoryan received Vice President of the World Bank (WB) for Europe and Central Asia Anna Bjerde.

ArmInfo.Armenia`s Minister of Finance Tigran Khachatryan and Mr Stefan Kloetzli, Swiss Charg‚ d'affaires in Armenia, have signed a memorandum abolishing dueal  income and property taxation between Armenia and Switzerland. 

ArmInfo. Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Abbas Badakhshan Zohouri, at his meeting with the Board of Directors of the Tehran Stock Exchange in Yerevan, spoke of growing  Armenian-Iranian trade turnover, IRNA reports.  The bilateral annual  trade turnover could in the near future be brought from the current  $400mln up to $1bln, the ambassador said. 

ArmInfo.Converse Bank has started private sector financing in cooperation with the European Investment Bank.

ArmInfo. ACBA Bank has completed a major public placement of shares to the amount of AMD 7.5bln, with the resulting number of share-holders exceeding 5,200  and the bank showing the leading figures, the bank's press service  told ArmInfo. The issue commenced this September, with 500,000 shares  offered and 5,639 bids recorded. 

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ArmInfo.The EU GSP+ will not be available to Armenian exporters from January 1, 2022. EU's GSP removes import duties from products coming into the EU market from  vulnerable developing countries. This helps developing countries to  alleviate poverty and create jobs based on international values and  principles, including labour and human rights.

ArmInfo. Armenia's Premier Nikol Pashinyan has hosted Italian Ambassador to Armenia Alfonso Di Riso. 

ArmInfo. The Areg Energy Lts and Rock Berry Ltd will invest nearly AMD 4bln in the construction of a solar power station in Vaiots Dzor and greenhouse facility in  Kotayk. The RA Cabinet approved on Nov. 11 the companies' application  for exemption from import customs duties on imported equipment and  spare parts, raw materials and other goods imported under an  investment project in a priority field.

ArmInfo. Anapa, Russia, will implement $500,000 worth investment projects in Armenia, Mariam Manukyan, Chairperson of the Committee for Promotion of International Business Ties, told a news conference on Nov.  11.  

ArmInfo.Converse Bank has finalized the results of the campaign for Visa cardholders.  In joyous and lively atmosphere the winners were awarded 50 standard gold bars.

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ArmInfo.The first Armenian AI-based Robin the robot was recognized as the  best innovation of 2021 by the TIME magazine.

ArmInfo.Weighing systems for trucks on the go will be installed along Armenia's main roads, Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures Gnel  Sanosyan told a news conference on Nov. 10. 

ArmInfo. Armenia is planning to liberalize its electric energy market from next February, Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures Gnel  Sanosyan stated as he summed up his 100-day activities. 

ArmInfo. Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin does not feel that Russian economic operators are afraid of working in Armenia.  In an interview wit the  First Public TV Channel, Ambassador Kopyrkin elaborated on the  investment projects of interest to Russian businesses in Armenia and  on whether Russian business are not in fear of working in Armenia  amid the situation involving the GeoPromining-run Sotsk gold mine  (part of which is under Azerbaijan's control now). 

ArmInfo.From December 1, 2021, the State Supervision Service of Armenia will exercise supervision over all the government-ordered contract construction projects worth over AMD 1bln (over $2mln). 

ArmInfo.The number of unemployed in the EAEU countries as of October 1 of this year amounted to 1.23 million people, which is almost 70% less than a year  ago.