ArmInfo. The budget of the National Security Service (NSS) of Armenia in 2022 will increase by 22.85%, Minister of Finance Tigran Khachatryan said on November 1 at  preliminary budget hearings in parliament.

ArmInfo. Financing of the Armenian Police in 2022 will increase by 2.99%, Armenian Finance Minister Tigran Khachatryan said on November 1 at the preliminary  hearings of the state budget for next year.

ArmInfo.The budget of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Armenia in 2022 compared to the adjusted budget for 2021 will decrease from 14 billion 216.7 million  drams to 13 billion 975.8 million drams.

ArmInfo.Ameriabank will continue to expand its digital business services. Arpine Harutyunyan, Project Manager of the Innovation and Digital Department of  Ameriabank, told ArmInfo on the sidelines of the DIGITECH forum held  the day before.

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ArmInfo. Digitalization is one of the main directions of Ameriabank's strategy. In this  direction, the Bank has registered certain successes, having  developed a unique set of digital ecosystems and solutions.

ArmInfo. The construction of the Sisan-Kajaran and Kajaran- Agarak sections envisages the construction of 2 tunnels, 14 large bridges and numerous kilometers  of roads. Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Suren Papikyan said this,  noting that a tender has already been launched to start construction  work on this site.  

ArmInfo. Since 2018, the Armenian government has consistently increased the share of  investments in subvention programs. Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia  Suren Papikyan, who previously held the post of Minister of  Territorial Administration and Infrastructures, said this in an  interview with Public Television.

ArmInfo.The construction of a large copper smelter requires a large amount of energy resources, for the satisfaction of which new opportunities are needed. Deputy  Prime Minister of Armenia Suren Papikyan stated this in an interview  with Public Television. In this regard, he said that today Armenia is  studying the possibilities of building new small-scale modular units  with a capacity of 55 and 100 MW.

ArmInfo. Armenian Ambassador Artashes Tumanyan, who is completing his mission in Iran, met with  Rostam Ghasemi, the Minister of Roads and Urban Development of the  Islamic Republic of Iran.

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ArmInfo.During 2021, 10 thousand clients opened online accounts in the digital space of Ameriabank, 15 thousand received online cards, 17 thousand were  registered on the Internet banking platform. Arman Barseghyan, Retail  Banking Director of Ameriabank, announced this at a press conference  on October 28.

ArmInfo. Digitalization is not an end in itself for Ameriabank.  The ultimate goal of this process is to create alternatives for serving bank customers through  different channels. Director of Retail Banking of Ameriabank Arman  Barseghyan said this, answering the question of an ArmInfo  correspondent, during a press conference.

ArmInfo.At October 28 NA sitting, the RA Deputy Minister of Finance Arman Poghosyan presented for debate the bill on Ratifying the Agreement for Exclusion of  Double Taxation of Revenue and Prevention of Tax Evasion and  Bypassing between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the  Government of the Republic of Singapore. The press service of the RA  NA reports.

ArmInfo.Converse Bank is one of the leaders in Armenia with its mortgage lending, including energy efficient lending portfolio, offering long-term financing at competitive interest rates. You may select from the bank's mortgage lending products at https://www.conversebank.am/en/house/

ArmInfo. At October 28 NA sitting, the parliament debated issue on Ratifying the Agreement for Exclusion of Double Taxation of Revenue and Prevention of Tax Evasion and Bypassing between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and  the Government of the Republic of Malta , presented by the RA Deputy  Minister of Finance.

ArmInfo.The largest and most anticipated event in the field of information technology - DigiTec 2021 - will take place at the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concert Complex on October 29-31. Armenian leading fintech company Idram and the most innovative IDBank will also take part in the annual international technology exhibition.

ArmInfo.About 67.8 million drams will be allocated from the government's reserve fund for the construction of a drinking water pipeline in the Yenokavan community  of the Tavush region of the Republic of Armenia. The corresponding  decision was made on October 28 at the meeting of the RA government.

ArmInfo.The EU package for Armenia in 2.6 billion euros also provides for the creation of an ecosystem for the development of SMEs. Armenian Minister of Economy  Vahan Kerobyan announced this. This program, according to him, is  estimated at 500-600 million euros.

ArmInfo. From the reserve fund of the Armenian government, about 102 million drams (at the current rate of more than 210 thousand US dollars) will be directed to the  needs of the National Security Service (NSS). The corresponding  decision was approved at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on  October 28.