ArmInfo.Deputy Minister of Economy of Armenia Narek Teryan will be sent on an official trip to Russia to discuss issues of bilateral trade and economic cooperation.

ArmInfo.After the formation of a national air carrier, Armenia will turn to Europe with a request, as an exception, to allow access to the "European sky". 

ArmInfo.As of June 30, 2021, Armenia's public debt amounted to $ 8 billion 869 million. Thus, over 6 months, the indicator increased by $ 901 million, or 11.3%. It  should be noted that over its 28-year history (since Armenia gained  independence), the Republic of Armenia has attracted borrowings in  the amount of about $ 6.8 billion, and over the past three years it  has "managed" to increase the public debt by more than $ 2 billion.

ArmInfo.Armenia is considering the possibility of canceling the excise tax for winemakers. This was discussed at the meeting of acting Minister of Economy of Armenia Vahan Kerobyan with representatives of 40 wine and brandy  enterprises.

ArmInfo.The leadership of the Southern Customs Department of the State Revenue Committee (SRC) of Armenia and the Meghri customs post met with the leadership of the Norduz customs point of the Islamic Republic of Iran at the Meghri  checkpoint.

ArmInfo. The Government of Armenia, together with the German Development Bank KfW, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the EU will allocate 81 million euros to  ensure water supply for over 100 thousand residents of several  regions of Armenia.

ArmInfo.Acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, accompanied by Acting Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan visited the "Saranist" company in the is engaged in glass production, and just recently a brandy factory was launched.

ArmInfo.Acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan chaired a consultative meeting to discuss the report on the activities of the Armenian National Interests Fund  (ANIF), the press service of the RA Acting PM reports.

ArmInfo.The coronavirus crisis made it possible to create something new, to use the opportunity to be 10 steps ahead,  said Tatevik Revazyan, Head of the Civil  Aviation Committee (CAC), speaking about the agreement on the  formation of a national air carrier, signed recently by the Armenian  National Interests Fund (ANIF) and Air Arabia Group.

ArmInfo.Ameriabank receives Euromoney Award for Excellence 2021 as the Best  Bank in Armenia. As ArmInfo was told in the press service of  Ameriabank, the Bank is honored to receive this reputable award given  the significantly improved profitability, robust growth, strategic  relationships and commitment to enhancement of its digital channels.   The Bank receives this recognition for the 8th time already over the  last ten years. 

ArmInfo.As a result of long negotiations, Lufthansa decided to enter the Armenian market on August 13 this year. This is stated in the joint statement of  "Armenia" International Airports CJSC and Lufthansa Airlines.

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ArmInfo. The largest air carrier in the Middle East and North Africa, Air Arabia and the Armenian National Interests Fund (ANIF) today will sign an agreement on the  creation of a new national airline of the Republic of Armenia.  President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian discussed this at the meeting   with Chairman of the Board of Directors of UAE-based airline Air  Arabia, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Mohamed Al Thani and CEO Adel Abdullah  Ali.

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ArmInfo. Acting Minister of Economy of Armenia Vahan Kerobyan called the forecast of the country's authorities on economic growth even by 6% pessimistic. He  stated this during an interview with the First TV channel.

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ArmInfo.For the construction of the Sisian-Kajaran section of the North-South highway, the European Union intends to allocate 600 million euros to Armenia. This  was announced to reporters today by the acting Minister of  Territorial Administration and Infrastructures of Armenia Suren  Papikyan during his visit to Shirak region to get acquainted with the  progress of construction work on the Talin-Gyumri section.

ArmInfo.IDBank, purposefully continuing the active development of digital banking culture, launched the Visa Digital card. Now the client can get a full-fledged virtual bank card Visa Digital through the Idram&IDBank mobile application, IDBanking.am and Idram digital platforms, without visiting the office, which becomes even more convenient due to the possibility of obtaining a credit line.

ArmInfo. In H1 2021, Armenia's gross international reserves increased by 18.7% or by $ 488.6 million, amounting to $ 3.104 billion, as evidenced by the data of  the Central Bank of Armenia. Of these, the lion's share - $ 3.091  billion - falls on foreign assets in hard currency, and the share of  SDR in the IMF amounted to $ 13.3 million. According to the  regulator's report, for H1 this year, foreign assets in hard currency  increased by 18.6%, while the share of SDR in the IMF increased by  48%.

ArmInfo.An extraordinary meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Armenia was held today behind closed doors. According to the government's announcement, the meeting  participants discussed the medium-term program of public spending for  2022-2024, as well as the program to reduce the state debt for  2022-2026.