ArmInfo. A food surplus was registered for almost all groups of goods in the EAEU, with the exception of the only group - fruits and berries, where the deficit  was about 55%. Member of the Board (Minister) in charge of Industry  and Agriculture of the Eurasian Economic Commission Artak Kamalyan ,  said this during a briefing in Yerevan, answering a question from an  ArmInfo correspondent.

ArmInfo.The first issue for discussion at the meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council will be the process of building uniform requirements and approaches  for the movement of citizens of the EAEU member states, taking into  account the real picture of the coronavirus. This was announced  during a briefing on October 8 by  Member of the Board (Minister) in  charge of Industry and Agriculture of the Eurasian Economic  Commission Artak Kamalyan.

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ArmInfo. On October 7, a remote plenary meeting of the Board of Governors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) was held, at which  decisions were made on the framework of the Strategy and capital for  2021-2025. and EBRD report.  

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ArmInfo. Despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the amount of revenues to the state budget of Armenia in the first 9 months of this year amounted to 1 trillion 16.8 billion  drams against the programmed 916.7 billion drams and against 901.6  billion drams for the same period of 2019.  The State Revenue  Committee of Armenia (SRC) reports this.

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ArmInfo.  According to the new forecast of the World Bank for 2020, the decline in Armenia's GDP will be 6.3%, against the previously expected 2.8% and actual 7.6%  growth in 2019. In 2021, the WB expects Armenia's GDP to grow by  4.6%. This is noted in the WB report "Europe and  Central Asia  Economic Update" published on October 7, which indicates new  expectations for a decline in GDP in the ECA region in 2020 by 4.4%,  with growth in 2021 at 3.3 %.

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ArmInfo.  In January-August  2020, according to the data of the Statistical Committee of the  Republic of Armenia, 21.6 million liters were produced in Armenia.  cognac, which is 12% less than a year ago (against 44.5% growth a  year earlier).

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ArmInfo. The production of aluminum foil in Armenia in January-August 2020 compared to the same period in 2019 increased by 14%, with a volume of 23.515 thousand  tons provided. This is evidenced by the data of the RA Statistical  Committee.

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ArmInfo.Fitch forecasts that the Armenian economy will contract by 6.2% this year, with 3.2% growth in 2021. This is noted in the report published  yesterday by  Fitch, which indicated that the agency now expects a weaker recovery  in external demand, including in the tourism sector, along with a  moderate slowdown from the curtailment of fiscal measures.

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ArmInfo. Electricity generation in Armenia in January-August 2020 amounted to 5104.8 million kWh,  increased by 1.9% in y-o-y turns  (against the decline  by 3.5% a year earlier), and  in August  alone increased by 1.6% - up  to 656.4 million kWh.