ArmInfo.Acba Bank today brings its customers Apple Pay, a safer, more secure and private way to pay that helps customers avoid handing their payment card to someone else, touching physical buttons or exchanging cash — and uses the power of iPhone to protect every transaction. Customers simply hold their iPhone or Apple Watch near a payment terminal to make a contactless payment. Every Apple Pay purchase is secure because it is authenticated with Face ID, Touch ID, or device passcode, as well as a one-time unique dynamic security code. Apple Pay is accepted in grocery stores, pharmacies, taxis, restaurants, coffee shops, retail stores, and many more places.  Customers can also use Apple Pay on iPhone, iPad, and Mac to make faster and more convenient purchases in apps or on the web in Safari without having to create accounts or repeatedly type in shipping and billing information. Apple Pay makes it easier to pay for food and grocery deliveries, online shopping, transportation, and parking, among other things. Apple Pay can also be used to make payments in apps on Apple Watch. Security and privacy are at the core of Apple Pay. When customers use a credit or debit card with Apple Pay, the actual card numbers are not stored on the device, nor on Apple servers. Instead, a unique Device Account Number is assigned, encrypted, and securely stored in the Secure Element, an industry-standard, certified chip designed to store the payment information safely on the device. Apple Pay is easy to set up. On iPhone, simply open the Wallet app, tap +, and follow the steps to add Acba bank’s credit or debit cards. Once a customer adds a card to iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, and Mac, they can start using Apple Pay on that device right away. Customers will continue to receive all of the rewards and benefits offered by Acba bank’s cards. For more information on Apple Pay, visit: http://www.apple.com/apple-pay/   For more information on Acba Bank, please visit: https://www.acba.am/   

ArmInfo.By the end of 2022, inflation in Armenia will decrease to 4 +/-1.5%. Hovhannes Khachatryan, candidate for the post of Deputy Governor of the Central  Bank of Armenia, stated this on January 18 at the discussions in the  National Assembly.

ArmInfo.Conversebank, today brings its customers Apple Pay, a safer, more secure and private way to pay that helps customers avoid handing their payment card to someone else, touching physical buttons or exchanging cash — and uses the power of iPhone to protect every transaction.

ArmInfo.Prospects for the development of the wine industry were discussed at a consultation chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the RA Premier's press  office reports. 

ArmInfo.A safer, more secure and private way to pay with iPhone and Apple Watch 

ArmInfo.From July 1, 2022, cash circulation will be restricted in Armenia. On Wednesday, Armenia's Parliament amended the RA Law on Cashless Settlement. The amendments were drafted by the Central Bank of Armenia (CBA). 

ArmInfo. Last year, the ARMENAL plant's environmental investment totaled AMD 45mln (over $94,000).  

ArmInfo.Armenia's Premier Nikol Pashinyan has approved a list of government agencies forming part of the Armenian-Moldavan Intergovernmental Economic Cooperation  Commission.

ArmInfo. Armenia's Premier Nikol Pashinyan has approved a list of government agencies forming part of the Armenian-Kazakh Intergovernmental Economic Cooperation Commission.

ArmInfo.Armenia's Minister of Economy Vahan  Kerobyan has been appointed Co-Chairman of the Armenian-Kyrgyz  Economic Cooperation Commission, the RA Government's official website  reports. 

ArmInfo. 2021 was a successful year in terms of the implementation of subvention programs in the regions of Armenia. Thus, in 2021, 678 programs were approved  for a total amount of 48.5 billion drams, while in the period from  2018 to 2020 their number was 1192, and the amount of financing was  47 billion drams. This is stated on the official Facebook page of the  Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures.

ArmInfo.The Entrepreneur + State Anti-Crisis Investment Fund of the Armenian National Interest Fund will invest in Global Connect, a logistics and international  cargo transportation company.

ArmInfo.The Food Safety Inspectorate of Armenia imposes restrictions on imports from Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, the Czech Republic and Poland.

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ArmInfo. Since 2009, since the launch of the program for the construction of the North-South highway, which covers 556 km, and to this day, a section of only 31  km has been built, which is over 5% of the total km of the road.

ArmInfo.RA President Armen Sarkissian, who is on a working visit to the United Arab Emirates, at a meeting with Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer of  Mubadala, Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, once again expressed his  gratitude for the readiness of the Masdar Company, which is a branch  of the Mubadala Investment Company, to implement projects in the  field of renewable energy in Armenia, a total of 400 MW.

ArmInfo. The volume of total foreign investment in the real sector of the Armenian economy in January-September 2021, compared to the same period in 2020, grew by  33% (from a 32% decline a year earlier), exceeding the 27.1% growth  in the pre-Covid similar period of 2019, reaching in 9 months of 2021  $1.954 billion.

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ArmInfo. Analysts of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) presented the first in this year macroeconomic review. Thus, according to the EDB, economic activity  in Armenia increased by 5.2% y-o-y in January-November. In November,  growth accelerated to 13.2% y-o-y (3.8% in October). This was  facilitated by increased dynamics in the services and industry  sectors, maintaining a positive trajectory in construction and trade.

ArmInfo. Under an agreement reached during Armenian president Armen Sarkissian's visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Wizz Air Abu Dhabi airline will start  flights to Yerevan, the RA presidential press office reports.