ArmInfo. During the May holidays, there was some tourist revival in Armenia, especially from the citizens of the Russian Federation, but it is still too early to  talk about a complete recovery of the industry. On May 11, during a  press conference, Gayane Ayvazyan, an expert on public relations and  digital marketing of the Tourism Committee of the Ministry of Economy  of Armenia, expressed a similar opinion.

ArmInfo. By April 1, 2021, there were over 2.5 million cards in the plastic market of Armenia, with a slowdown in y-o-y growth to 3.5% from 20.8% in the same period of  2020. And most of them are debit and payment cards - 50.5% and 40.2%,  respectively, and credit accounts for only 9.3%, but annual growth is  observed in debit cards (by 13%), while settlement and credit in  decline (by 4.7-4%). This is evidenced by the data of the RA Central  Bank.

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ArmInfo. For the first time in the business history of Armenia, on May 21, Yerevan will host an international conference dedicated to the formation of a corporate governance system "Modern trends in corporate governance: International experience and Armenian  reality" under the slogan "Integration, Trust, Investments".

ArmInfo. The problem of external debt should be viewed through the prism of the unprecedented crisis associated with the global coronavirus pandemic. Acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan stated this in the parliament, answering the questions of the MPs. Today, according to him, there is no country  that would not have faced this most difficult phenomenon and would not have significantly increased its public debt.

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ArmInfo.In Armenia's foreign trade turnover, the leadership is held by Russia with a volume of $ 446.2 million in the first quarter of 2021, despite the reversal of the  y-o-y dynamics from 4.7% growth to 8.1% decline.

ArmInfo. In post-revolutionary Armenia, people began to live worse.  This is the opinion of  former Prime Minister of Armenia, economist Hrant Bagratyan.

ArmInfo.Every day, two percent of internet shoppers in the world fall victim to fraud. The figure is small only at first glance. As of 2020, the number of people shopping online in the world has reached about 1.92 billion (about 5.27 million people per day). Along with the growth of online shopping, the rate of financial fraud on the Internet is also growing.

ArmInfo.You can get a cashback of 1000 AMD while transferring money from your Visa card issued by Ardshinbank to any other Visa card abroad or while receiving a transfer to your Visa card. The Visa cardholders, who meet the basic requirements indicated below, can participate in the campaign. The campaign started on April 26, 2021 and will end on June 26, 2021, inclusive.

ArmInfo.Armenia's foreign trade turnover with the EU countries in the first quarter of 2021 reached 4.6% growth (from an 8.4% decline a year earlier), amounting to $  321.4 million.

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ArmInfo. The " Armenia Renewable Resources and Energy Efficiency Fund " together with the French company "Trans Energy" applied to the government of France and  received a grant for the construction of the first floating solar  station in the Republic of Armenia.

ArmInfo.“Armenia is a country where we find the right partners to pursue our development agenda,” says Mr. Huib-Jan de Ruijter.

ArmInfo.Armenia's foreign trade turnover with the EAEU countries in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020 decreased by 9.3% (against 5.7%  growth a year earlier), amounting to $ 459.7 million, as evidenced by  the final data of the RA Statistical Committee.  

ArmInfo. The liberalization of the electricity market will lead to a reduction in the price of  electricity. Director of the Fund for Renewable Energy and Energy  Saving of Armenia Karen Asatryan stated this, presenting the plans  for 2021 and the results of the Fund's activities in past years.

ArmInfo.Armenia's foreign trade turnover in the first quarter of 2021 amounted to $ 1.5 billion, accelerating the decline to 4.4% (from 4% a year earlier). According  to the final data of the Statistical Committee of the Republic of  Armenia, this was provoked by the acceleration of the decline in  imports from 6.2% to 8.7%, while the export growth accelerated from  0.2% to 3.4%, the volumes of which amounted to $ 936.4 million and $  572.9 million, respectively.

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ArmInfo.In Armenia, in the first quarter of 2021, 8,583 children were born, which is 13.3% higher than a year ago, and by 7.9% compared to the same period in 2019.   According to the Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia,  the birth rate per 1000 inhabitants for the reporting period amounted  to 11.7 ppm, against 10.3 ppm a year earlier and 10.9 ppm two years  ago.