ArmInfo. "Today the situation in agriculture is complicated, we won't last so long, I believe that this year the indicators will be slightly worse than in the previous  one," said Hrach Berberyan, the head of the NGO Agrarian and Peasant  Association, during a press conference.

ArmInfo. In the framework of cooperation with business entities, the Ministry of Economy of Armenia discussed problems and further actions to isolate citizens in hotel facilities. This was announced after a meeting at the RA  Economic Agency with representatives of hotels involved in the  isolation of citizens in contact with patients infected with  coronavirus as part of the measures to prevent the COVID-2019  pandemic.

ArmInfo. Under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, a regular meeting was held on the anti-crisis policy to neutralize the consequences of the coronavirus. ArmInfo was informed about this in the press service of the RA Prime Minister.

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ArmInfo. It is time for Armenia to realize the weakness of Russia as its main strategic partner. First of all, in the economic field. To realize, draw appropriate  conclusions and start taking steps to change the situation. Chairman  of the Republican Union of Employers of Armenia Gagik Makaryan  expressed a similar opinion to ArmInfo.

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ArmInfo.Former president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan will retain his membership on the board of directors of AFK Sistema (AFKS). According to TASS, as message of , Sistema said, such a decision was made at the AFKS's board of directors on May 16.

ArmInfo.Given the current situation and pursuing the goal to save customers’ time, IDBank, from now on, will provide a free delivery of cardsin Yerevan, ordered online through the IDBanking.am platform or Idram application, as well as in the branches of the Bank.

ArmInfo.The shutdown dates for preventive maintenance of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant have been rescheduled. This was stated by the Chairman of the Nuclear Safety Committee of the Republic of Armenia Ashot Martirosyan in an interview with ArmInfo correspondent.

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ArmInfo. The diplomat of the Armenian Embassy in Iran Rudik Yaralyan met with Mohammad Ali Farahnakian, Senior Advisor of the Iranian Minister of Energy.   According to the Armenian Embassy in Iran, the meeting was held  thanks to preliminary agreements between the RA Ambassador to Iran  and the Minister of Energy of this country, and between the co-chairs  of the Armenian- Iranian intergovernmental commission.

ArmInfo.S&P predicts a 2% drop in GDP in Armenia in 2020, against an actual growth of 7.6% in 2019. And in 2021, according to S&P expectations, Armenia's GDP will grow by 4.9%. 

ArmInfo. In Armenia, specific processes are underway to disclose the names of real owners of mining enterprises. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced on May 16 at a press conference dedicated to 100 facts about the new Armenia,   answering a question from journalists.  < We have not put off this  issue. The process is ongoing and will be completed. There is no  other alternative>, he stressed. In this regard, the Prime Minister  recalled legislative changes, the entry into force of which obliged  business entities to submit the names of real owners by February 20,  2020.

ArmInfo."Despite the future situation with coronavirus in the world, many countries are thinking about resuming air communications, including Armenia," said Prime  Minister Nikol Pashinyan at a May 16 press conference.

ArmInfo. "At the next meeting of the government, we will decide on the introduction of an unprecedented mechanism to stimulate investment and instruments for  the implementation of the state's economic policy," RA Prime Minister  Nikol Pashinyan said.

ArmInfo. Negotiations regarding gas prices with the Russian side are ongoing, but given the situation on the energy market and amid falling oil prices, we do not think  that now is the best time to talk about raising gas tariffs. Prime  Minister Nikol Pashinyan expressed a similar opinion, answering  journalists' questions during a press conference dedicated to 100  facts about the new Armenia.

ArmInfo.According to the results of 2020, a 2% decline in Armenia's GDP is expected. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced this on May 16 at a press  conference in Yerevan.