ArmInfo. In the banking sector of Armenia, interest rates have gone up since August 2021, but so far the prices for loans are more noticeable than deposits, which  increased the margin of active-passive operations to 5.5-6% from  4.5-5% a year earlier.

ArmInfo.Within the framework of the international forum "Russian Energy Week", Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Suren Papikyan met with Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak and Director General of Rosatom  State Corporation Alexey Likhachev.  

ArmInfo. Minister of Economy of Armenia Vahan  Kerobyan received Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech  Republic Martina Tauberova, who is the co-chair of the Armenian-Czech  intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation.

ArmInfo.The Ministry of Economy of Armenia,  together with representatives of the country's business community, is  actively discussing the issue of creating an institution of a  business ombudsman in the country.

ArmInfo. Armenia is ready for close cooperation in finding ways to develop a common approach to protecting the internal market of the EAEU in the event of a negative  effect that has arisen as a result of economic pressure from third  parties. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan stated this on  October 14 during a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council.

ArmInfo.The Armenian government adopted a draft decision on increasing the authorized capital of the Armenian National Interests Fund (ANIF) in order to  establish a national air carrier.

ArmInfo.The issues of the formation of common markets for electricity, gas, oil and oil products in the EAEU are categorized as systemically important. Prime  Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan stated this on October 14 at a  meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council (SEEC).

ArmInfo."Arpimed" LLC will invest about 3.1 billion drams in the construction of a new plant for the production of medicines in the Balahovit community of the Kotayk  region of Armenia. On October 14, the RA government satisfied the  company's application for exemption from import customs duties on  imported technological equipment, their components and components for  them, raw materials and materials imported within the framework of  the investment program implemented in the priority area.

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ArmInfo.Water users will be reimbursed for rent for irrigation water for a period of 5 years if drip irrigation systems are introduced on an area of up to 3  hectares. The corresponding decision was made at a government meeting  on October 14.

ArmInfo. For the first time, the "Big Three" international rating agencies Moody's Investors Service, Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings simultaneously published a report on Armenia. RA Minister of Finance Tigran Khachatryan stated this at  a government session on October 14.

ArmInfo. S&P Global Ratings improved the outlook on Ameriabank, revising it to positive from stable and affirmed 'B+/B' long- and short-term issuer credit rating  on the bank., the press service of the Bank told ArmInfo. 

ArmInfo. S&P Global Ratings has improved its forecast for 2021 for real GDP growth in Armenia to 6.3% (from the previously forecasted 2.5%). And for 2022-2023, S&P  forecasts for GDP growth in Armenia look a little more restrained -  by an average of 4.3% than the previously expected 4.5%.  This is  stated in the message of Ameriabank regarding the confirmation of the  credit rating of the bank at the level of <B + / B> and the  improvement of the forecast from "stable" to "positive".

ArmInfo.In terms of scale, the most correct for Armenia could be a 600 MW reactor, the design of which is available in the research institutes of Rosatom. Energy  expert, editor-in-chief of Geoenergy.info magazine Boris  Martsinkevich stated this during the online bridge  Moscow-Minsk-Yerevan-Nursultan.

ArmInfo. For the formation of gas prices to be market-based, it is reasonable to use exchange platforms. A similar opinion was expressed on October 13 by energy  expert, editor of Geoenergetika.info magazine Boris Martsinkevich  during the video online bridge Moscow-Minsk-  Yerevan-Bishkek-Nursultan. In this regard, he recalled the intention  of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) to organize similar 3 sites  in the Eurasian space (2 in Russia and 1 in Kazakhstan).

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ArmInfo. Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of the Republic of Armenia Gnel Sanosyan, within the framework of his visit to Syunik region, visited the Agarak Copper- Molybdenum Combine (ACMC). According to the press service of  the department, the Minister got acquainted with the implementation  of the investment program, discussed with the company's management  the new body of the enterprise and production volumes.

ArmInfo. Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Mher Grigoryan held a video call with the Director of the International Monetary Fund's Middle East and Central Asia Department  Jihad Azour  within the framework of the annual meetings of the  International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB). Governor  of the Central Bank of Armenia Martin Galstyan and Minister of  Finance Tigran Khachatryan also took part in the video meeting from  the Armenian side.

ArmInfo.On October 12, 2021, S&P Global Ratings assigned its 'B+' long- term foreign- and local-currency sovereign credit ratings to Armenia. At the same time,  it assigned its 'B' short- term foreign- and local currency ratings.  The outlook is positive.

ArmInfo.Global Finance names Ameriabank as the Safest Bank in Armenia for 2021 in its 30th annual ranking of the World’s Safest Banks, which honors institutions that stand out for strength and resilience.