ArmInfo.Ardshinbank became the sponsor of the Tokyo Olympic Games live broadcasts on Armenia’s Public Television. The cooperation agreement provides for the bank to sponsor all broadcasts of the Olympic Games on Channel One.

ArmInfo. The Yerevan office of the EBRD invites Armenian entrepreneurs, initiators and employees of small and medium-sized business projects to become participants in the virtual free program “Find out how ... in times of crisis” by the EBRD Know-How Academy.

ArmInfo.HSBC in partnership with Ashoka (international organisation that promotes social entrepreneurship) launched the first of its kind Green Skills Innovation Challenge. This global innovation competition is open to social entrepreneurs across 51 countries including Armenia.

ArmInfo. The Armenian Restaurant Association issued a statement in which it expressed its strong disagreement with the government's proposal to introduce a common  value added tax (VAT) system.

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ArmInfo.Making non-cash payments with IDBank Visa cards is profitable. On the occasion of the International Family day congratulate your family members by providing them with holiday entertainment or choosing unique and unforgettable gifts.

ArmInfo. On May 13, during a cabinet meeting, the RA government approved a proposal to sign a financial agreement with the European Commission "On Assistance in Implementing Article 237 of the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement  between Armenia and the EU (CEPA). Stage 1st".

ArmInfo. On May 13, during a cabinet meeting, the Armenian government approved the annual report of the Ministry of Finance on monitoring the execution of the state budget  for 2020.

ArmInfo. The decline in the Armenian economy in 2020 was about 7.5%, largely due to the coronavirus pandemic and the Karabakh war. According to the forecasts of the IMF  and the Central Bank of Armenia for 2021, growth will be about  1-1.4%.

ArmInfo. The state program to promote the development of leasing services in Armenia will be available for business entities until December 31, 2021. This was  reported by the press service of the Ministry of Economy of Armenia.

ArmInfo.On May 11, Converse Bank's SME Financing Center hosted a presentation of its online platform for lending to small and medium-sized enterprises.

ArmInfo. The accelerated growth of the number of vPOS-s, along with conventional POS-terminals, continues in Armenia. In Q1 2021, compared to the same period of  2020, the number of vPOS-s increased by 62.5% or by 1,085 items while  the growth of conventional POS- terminals by 20% or by 2,313 items. 

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ArmInfo.Deputy Chairman of the State Revenue Committee (SRC) of Armenia Ashot Muradyan received Acting Director of the Armenian Office of the United States Agency  for International Development (USAID) David Hoffman.

ArmInfo. During the May holidays, there was some tourist revival in Armenia, especially from the citizens of the Russian Federation, but it is still too early to  talk about a complete recovery of the industry. On May 11, during a  press conference, Gayane Ayvazyan, an expert on public relations and  digital marketing of the Tourism Committee of the Ministry of Economy  of Armenia, expressed a similar opinion.

ArmInfo. By April 1, 2021, there were over 2.5 million cards in the plastic market of Armenia, with a slowdown in y-o-y growth to 3.5% from 20.8% in the same period of  2020. And most of them are debit and payment cards - 50.5% and 40.2%,  respectively, and credit accounts for only 9.3%, but annual growth is  observed in debit cards (by 13%), while settlement and credit in  decline (by 4.7-4%). This is evidenced by the data of the RA Central  Bank.

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ArmInfo. For the first time in the business history of Armenia, on May 21, Yerevan will host an international conference dedicated to the formation of a corporate governance system "Modern trends in corporate governance: International experience and Armenian  reality" under the slogan "Integration, Trust, Investments".

ArmInfo. The problem of external debt should be viewed through the prism of the unprecedented crisis associated with the global coronavirus pandemic. Acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan stated this in the parliament, answering the questions of the MPs. Today, according to him, there is no country  that would not have faced this most difficult phenomenon and would not have significantly increased its public debt.