Economy
16/09/2020 18:52Armenia PM receives Lydian Canada Ventures Board of Directors memberDuring the meeting the interlocutors discussed the situation around the Amulsar gold mine project.
16/09/2020 10:58Tense situation in Ararat region, farmers complain of grape harvest purchasing pricesThe villagers of Shahumyan and nearby villages have closed the road demanding solution to their issue.
15/09/2020 16:09Arkady Khachatryan elected chairman of NA’s Finance-Crediting and Budget Standing CommitteeHundred lawmakers out of 132 participated in the voting. Ninety-six lawmakers voted for and 4 against.
15/09/2020 14:02Restoration of international tourism very important: head of Armenian Tourism FederationThe restoration of tourism sector in Armenia started with the domestic tourism as predicted with many businessmen being able to “take a breath” and have an income, chairman of Armenian Tourism Federation Mekhak Apresyan told Aysor.am.
11/09/2020 15:27Armenia's competitive environment improving, says US State Department 2020 reportThe U.S.-Armenia Bilateral Investment Treaty provides U.S. investors with a variety of protections. Although Armenian legislation offers protection for intellectual property rights, enforcement efforts and recourse through the courts require improvement.
10/09/2020 12:27Pashinyan: Armenia registers worsening of social-economic situation but there is no social collapse“The figures show that there is no social crisis in Armenia, but definitely we have worsening of social, economic situation,” the PM said, stressing that as of yesterday the government injected 163,4 billion AMD in the sidelines of anti-crisis measures which were mainly addressed to preservation of jobs.
09/09/2020 13:56Importers of clothes and shoes gather outside Government building complaining of new customs clearance method“The customs clearance for clothes and shoes was $3.25 while now they raise it for about six times. What consequences may it have? Price hike, closing our business. There are many people like me, we are paying taxes,” one of the protesters said.
02/09/2020 15:55Artsakh to have improved communication and affordable tariffs: Artsakh president“Starting from tomorrow we will have 3G in main territory of Artsakh,” Harutyunyan said, adding that the quality and prices will correspond to the ones in Armenia.
02/09/2020 14:12Armenia and Russia settled disagreements over South Caucasus Railway operation“The protocol was signed today by Russia’s deputy minister of transport Vladimir Tokarev and deputy territorial administration and infrastructures minister of Armenia Armen Simonyan,” the press release stated.
28/08/2020 14:07The court has removed the obstacle for Team LLC to acquire Veon ArmeniaThe decision is available in the DataLex Judicial Information System with the following link.
24/08/2020 10:07Average salary in July 2020 makes 207,795 AMD against 198,335 in June 2020“In June 2020 the same figure made 120 billion 846 and in July 2019 – 117 billion 627,” he wrote.
22/08/2020 14:32Number of salaried jobs in Armenia makes 613 thousand in July: Armenia’s PM"So, the policy of balancing the healthcare and economic needs gives concrete results," he added.
10/08/2020 11:46Food Safety: Development Prospects in Armenia with European Union’s EU4Business InitiativeThe introduction of ISO 22000:2018 system opens up better perspectives for Armenian companies and allows for greater flexibility when targeting international markets and partners.
05/08/2020 21:16Armenia's PM receives textile industry representativesMinister of Economy Tigran Khachatryan reported that 90% of domestic textile output is being exported and even the market demand has not declined even against the backdrop of the global crisis. Textile industry reported 22% growth in the first quarter of this year, followed by a 15% decline in the second quarter, which was mainly due to the COVID-19-related business restrictions.
31/07/2020 19:11Government to help restaurant business maintain jobsMinister of Economy Tigran Khachatryan informed that this issue has already been discussed in the government under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister, and a project of state assistance to business for the preservation of jobs is being prepared now. The Minister gave details of those support mechanisms envisaged in the project.