ArmInfo. In H1 2021, Armenia slightly reduced imports of natural gas - by 0.2% to  1,327,661 cubic meters. The customs value of imported natural gas  decreased equally (by 0.2%), amounting to $ 219.1 million.

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ArmInfo.Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia Martin Galstyan took part in the 22nd meeting of the Advisory Board on Monetary Policy of Central (National) Banks  of Member States of the Eurasian Economic Union , which was held on  September 23 in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan). On September 24, ArmInfo was  informed about this by the press service of the RA Central Bank.

ArmInfo. Armenia has launched a program for the construction of a section of the Sisisan-Kajaran road in the Syunik region of the republic. On September 24, the  Armenian government approved this investment program within the  framework of the Investment Program of the North-South Transport  Corridor: Tranche-4 and the specifics of organizing the  prequalification procedure.

ArmInfo.The delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia will discuss the agreement and the formation of a common gas market in the EAEU in Moscow.

ArmInfo.The "Rosatom" State Corporation and the government of Armenia are developing a memorandum on the construction of a new nuclear power plant in the country. Project manager of the "Rusatom Service" JSC Yuri Sviridenko announced at a  recent round table on energy.

ArmInfo.As a partner of Build Armenia, Converse Bank within the framework of the expo-exhibition, will present mortgage lending products with partner construction companies, as well as come up with interesting offers for the exhibition customers.

ArmInfo. The expansion of external demand has  supported the economy, consumer demand is recovering. The Central  Bank of Armenia raised its key rate amid accelerating inflation.

ArmInfo.The investment program for launching the Yerevan-Tbilisi high-speed train is  estimated at $ 400 million, Minister of Economy of Armenia Vahan  Kerobyan said on the air of Public TV.

ArmInfo. Armenia is exploring in detail the possibilities of launching a regular ferry  service. Armenian Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan stated this in  an interview to Public Television.

ArmInfo. Today we are improperly applying the "cradle of winemaking" brand to the Areni community. Minister of Economy of Armenia Vahan Kerobyan expressed  this opinion in an interview to Public Television.

ArmInfo.On September 23, Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Suren Papikyan received Ambassador of Russia to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin.  As reported by the office of the Deputy Prime Minister, Papikyan noted that the Armenian-Russian  relations are at a high level and expressed confidence that the  fruitful cooperation will continue.

ArmInfo.According to the data of the RA Ministry of Finance, in 2025, Armenia will have to send almost $ 1.4 billion for the government debt repayment and services  (excluding the debt of the Central Bank of Armenia), formed at  the end of August 2021.

ArmInfo.AEON Corporation is showing interest in the construction of a copper smelter (smelter) in Armenia. This was stated by the head of the corporation, Russian businessman Roman Trotsenko in Yerevan at the presentation of the Geopromining company, controlled by the AEON Corporation, which owns two large assets in Armenia: the Agarak Copper-Molybdenum Combine, and the GPM GOLD company, which operates the Sotk gold deposit and the Ararat Gold Recovery Plant.

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ArmInfo. According to the statistics department of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), in the Q1 of this year the net inflow of mutual direct investments in  the Eurasian Economic Union amounted to $ 663.2 million, or 93% to  the level of the corresponding quarter of last year.

ArmInfo.The EEC Department of Macroeconomic Policy has improved the forecast for GDP growth of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). This was announced  during a briefing on September 22 by Iya Malkina, Assistant to the  Chairman of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC).  According to  her, in 2021, GDP is expected to grow by 4.1% in the EAEU, after  reducing by 2.9% in 2020. Earlier, the Department forecasted the  growth of the EAEU GDP by 3.8%.

ArmInfo.The premium VISA Signature card offers various benefits during your trips. Furthermore, this type of card issued by Converse Bank also provides additional opportunities. In particular, the Bank's VISA Signature cardholders will have access to the services of Zvartnots Airport Business Lounge, with two children under the age of 14, without entrance and service fees. Only 100 AMD will be charged from the card for entry validation. These cardholders will also be eligible to a credit limit, which, too, can be used for travelling purposes.

ArmInfo.Governor of the Central Bank of Armenia Martin Galstyan and member of the Board (Minister) for Economics and Financial Policy of the Eurasian  Economic Commission (EEC) Ruslan Beketayev during a meeting on  September 22 discussed issues of Eurasian integration. ArmInfo was  informed about this by the press service of the RA Central Bank.   Martin Galstyan and Ruslan Beketayev noted the importance of the  steps taken to deepen further cooperation.

ArmInfo. Electric Networks of Armenia CJSC, part of the Tashir Group, is starting the  implementation of the second stage of modernization of the electric  grid facilities. To this end, the company attracted loans from the  European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) (USD 70  million) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) (USD 35 million).