ArmInfo. In Armenia, salaries of employees of penal correctional institutions will  increase by 30%. This decision was made at a meeting of the RA  Government on January 30.

ArmInfo. The EAEU, like any other integration union, cannot be a full-fledged without a single energy strategy and, accordingly, infrastructure. Alexey     Gromyko,   Chairman of the Gromyko Association for Foreign Policy Studies  (AFPS) and Director of the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy  of Sciences expressed a similar opinion to ArmIn fo.

ArmInfo. It is necessary to completely abandon the allocation of state lands without  competitive procedures. The Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia  Nikol Pashinyan stated this at a meeting of the RA Government on  January 30.

ArmInfo.  In Armenia, the procedure for conducting electronic trading will change. The decision on this was made at a meeting of the RA Government on January 30.   According to the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Armenia Atom  Dzhandzhugazyan, the change in the procedure for electronic trading  was the result of monitoring in procurement system. The purpose of  the presented document is to exclude cartel conspiracies. Often there  are times when a bidder who won the auction does not sign the  contract for one reason or another. In this case, the minister  continued, the second participant comes into force, having offered a  higher price for the service. 

ArmInfo.At the end of 2019, the amount of taxes paid by the 1000 largest taxpayers

ArmInfo.Within the framework of the Tranche-3 program, on the segment of the  Talin-Gyumri road of the North-South transport corridor, the Chinese  Sinohydro Corporation contractor company carried out work to close up  pits on the roads to improve the cross-country ability.

ArmInfo.On January 21, 2020, Ardshinbank successfully priced its new RegS / 144A US$300mm 5-year eurobonds rated Ba3 by Moody’s and B+ by Fitch. The issuance was first non-sovereign index-eligible issuance out of Armenia. The bonds are listed on the Irish Stock Exchange and clear through DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream. The offering has been conducted with the help of Citigroup Global Markets Limited and Renaissance Securities (Cyprus), that acted as lead managers for the transaction

ArmInfo. Fitch Ratings has assigned Dilijan Finance B.V.'s USD300 million 6.5% senior unsecured notes due in 2025 a final long-term rating of 'B+' with a Recovery Rating of 'RR4'. 

ArmInfo.Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan believes Armenia needs its own airline. The head of government said this on January 25 during a press conference.

ArmInfo. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan instructed to check media information that among the shareholders of the country's largest mining enterprise - Zangezur Copper- Molybdenum Combine (ZCMC) - there are people, affiliated with senior officials of the former political regime. This was announced by the prime  minister at a press conference in Syunik, answering the question  whether the legal procedure was given to this information.

ArmInfo. I urge the citizens of Armenia to open the road leading to the Amulsar mine. This was announced on January 25 at a press conference by Prime Minister of  Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.

ArmInfo.The results of the joint campaign with MasterCard payment system were summarized at Converse Bank.

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ArmInfo. The Central Bank ofArmenia (CBA) kept the refinancing rate at 5.5%, which has been in force since September last year. 

ArmInfo. The Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia, with the assistance of the Investment Promotion Center within the framework of the World Bank's Trade Promotion and Quality Infrastructure program, announces a tender for grants for export- oriented sectors, including  agriculture, food processing and textile production.

ArmInfo. VTB Bank (Armenia) offers all students and parents of students to take advantage of the favorable Student loan, specially designed for educational purposes.

ArmInfo. Despite the incompleteness of the program, the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant is already making loan payments of $ 270 million, previously provided by  the Government of the Russian Federation to extend the life of the  Armenian NPP. On January 24, Mikayel Melkumyan, Chairof the Standing  Committee on Regional and Eurasian Integration, said this from the  rostrum of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia.

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ArmInfo. Unlike its predecessors, the current Armenian government does not have a  personal interest in negotiations with Gazprom. We have repeatedly  had the opportunity to make sure that the previous authorities had a  similar personal interest in pricing natural gas for our consumers. A  similar opinion was expressed by ArmInfo economist Vahagn  Khachatryan.