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ArmInfo.Armenia is not engaged in racketeering, Minister of Finance Vahe Hovhannisyan told a press  conference as he commented on the transfer of shares of a number of companies to Armenia as a gift. 

ArmInfo.Armenia's gross international reserves (GIR) decreased by 12.3% or $504.1 million in 2023 to $3.608 billion, while in 2022 it increased by 27.3% or $881.8 million to $4.112 billion dollars. GIR's quarterly dynamics also worsened - up to a 13.4% decline in Q4 from 6.6% growth in Q3, according to the data from the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia.

ArmInfo. An Armenian-Czech business forum was held in Yerevan.

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ArmInfo.RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited the State Property Management Committee of the  Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure to discuss the Committee's activity report for 2023, the presss ervice of the Armenian PM reports.

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ArmInfo.In reality, there are fewer obstacles to exporting Armenian products to the EU market  than is commonly assumed. A similar opinion was expressed in an interview by Deputy Minister of Economy of Armenia Rafayel Gevorgyan.

ArmInfo.The management of the Fly Arna airline was not the responsibility of the Armenian National  Interests Fund (ANIF) but of the operator, in this case Air Arabia. Minister of Finance of the Republic of Armenia Vahe Hovhannisyan stated on January 31 at the final press conference, commenting on the developments around the national carrier, as well as the efficiency and expediency of the public funds spent by ANIF.

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ArmInfo. According to preliminary estimates, Armenia's national debt reached 48.4% of the  GDP by the end of 2023 against 49.2% the previous year, Minister of Finance Vahe Hovhannisyan told a press conference. 

ArmInfo.The Armenian government intends to resolve issues related to foreign trade in strategic goods.

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ArmInfo.A weak deflationary impact on the Armenian economy is expected from the external sector. Governor of  the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia, Martin Galstyan, stated on at a press conference January 30, presenting the rationale for today's reduction in the refinancing rate by 0.5 pp - setting it at 8.75%.

ArmInfo.A certain cooling of the overheating in the Armenian labor market is due to the employment of some of our compatriots forcibly displaced from Artsakh, as well as labor migrants arriving from other countries.

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ArmInfo. The situation in the public multiplex in Armenia is very bad, caused by the large debts that the country's television companies have accumulated. Chairman of Armenia's National Commission on TV and Radio (NCTR)   Tigran Hakobyan stated  at a press conference on January 30.

ArmInfo.At its meeting today, the Board of the Central Bank of Armenia decided to reduce the refinancing rate by 0.5 pp, setting it at 8.75%.

ArmInfo.The high-tech sector could offer serious prospects for Armenian-British cooperation, Armenia's Minister of High-Tech Industry Mkhitar Hayrapetyan stated at his meeting with British Ambassador to Armenia  John Gallagher.