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ArmInfo.. In Armenia, economic activity decreased in January- December 2020 by 7.5% per annum, against an increase of 7.8% in 2019.

ArmInfo.  The Food and  Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched an  emergency program in Armenia for vulnerable populations affected by  the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in Armenia.

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ArmInfo. Armenia, like Kyrgyzstan, has made quite good progress in terms of the share of national currencies in mutual settlements, but these are rather point  stories.  Natalya Lavrova, Head of the Department of Macroeconomic  Analysis and Statistics of the Project Unit of the Eurasian Fund for  Stabilization and Development (EFSD), said this during the  presentation "Enhancing the role of the national currencies of the  EAEU in international settlements".

ArmInfo. The introduction of  a common currency within the EAEU at this point in time would have a  negative effect on the GDP of the member states. Evgeny Vinokurov,  Chief Economist of the Eurasian Development Bank and Eurasian Fund  for Stabilization and Development (EFSD) said this during the  presentation titled "Enhancing the role of national currencies of the  EAEU in international settlements". The expert based his opinion on  the results of an earlier study on a common currency for the member  countries of the association.

ArmInfo.  The Armenian  government does not know what to do with the program for the  development of the Amulsar gold mine. Armenian economist Ashot  Tavadyan stated this on January 29 during the video bridge  Moscow-Bishkek-Yerevan-Minsk-Nur-Sultan.

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ArmInfo. In 2020, the SRC's  (State Revenue Committee) Inquiry and Operations Search Department  carried out serious work to identify the shadow turnover of economic  entities. As Vahan Charkhifalakyan, who heads the SRC's this  Department, informed during a press conference on January 29, as a  result of 493 operational-search measures, 8.5 billion drams of  shadow turnover were revealed, as a result of which additional tax  liabilities totaling 730 million drams were returned to the state  budget.

ArmInfo. The Armenian  authorities were unable to develop a correct and anti-crisis policy,  as a result of which in 2021 people will continue to feel the  negative consequences associated with the coronavirus and the war.  Arman Ghukasyan, the head of the "For Social Justice" party, an  expert of the "Voice of the People" club, stated this on January 29  during a teleconference.

ArmInfo. The Embassy of  Germany in Armenia was pleased to note that as a result of the  agreement reached between the governments of Germany and the Republic  of Armenia, the German  KfW Development Bank continues financial  cooperation with the Armenian executive body and the Central Bank,  aimed at developing and improving the energy sector and other  infrastructure of the Republic of Armenia, and also assistance to the  financial sector. The press service of the German Embassy in Armenia  told ArmInfo.

ArmInfo.  There is a need to  assess the scale of losses - whether from COVID-19 or from war in  Armenia. This was announced on January 29 during the video bridge  Moscow - Bishkek - Yerevan - Minsk - Nur-Sultan by head of the  post-Soviet research sector of the Institute of Economics of the  Russian Academy of Sciences, associate professor of the financial  university under the government of the Russian Federation Artem  Pylin.

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ArmInfo.The Union  of  Employers  of  Information  and Communication Technologies (UE ICT) intends to get involved in the educational programs of the Ministry  of High-Tech Industry.

ArmInfo. The price of new tranches of Armenian sovereign Eurobonds continues to grow rapidly. Today, Armenia has placed among international investors the 4th issue  of 10-year debt securities in the amount of $ 750 million. The  established annual yield of the 4th issue bonds was lower than the  yield of the 3rd issue - 3.875% versus 4.625%.

ArmInfo. The construction of the railway, which will connect Russia and Armenia through Azerbaijan, will be a huge step for Armenia and, in fact, a way out  of the cargo blockade, transport expert, General Director of Infra  Projects LLC Alexey Bezborodov told RIA Novosti.

ArmInfo. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched an aid program for vulnerable populations affected by the Nagorno-  Karabakh conflict in Armenia.

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