ArmInfo. In August 2020, 327 transactions for the purchase and sale of real estate were made in Armenia by foreigners, which is 9.4% higher than the July  indicator. At the same time, of the total number of transactions,  only 100 accounted for acquisition.

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ArmInfo.n Armenia, real estate transactions are on the rise despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Head of the State Committee for Real Estate Cadastre of  Armenia Suren Tovmasyan said this at a press conference on September  23.

ArmInfo.HSBC has received a Global Excellence in Leadership award from Euromoney magazine for “extra efforts” to support customers, communities and employees through the coronavirus pandemic.

ArmInfo.In Armenia, mortgage collateral transactions with land plots intensified 2-fold in August 2020 against August 2019, which was accompanied by a sharp change of  monthly dynamics from a 28.6% decline to 33.3% growth.

ArmInfo.In Armenia, the process of recovery of the labor market is underway after its significant decline due to the coronavirus crisis.

ArmInfo. The Business Angel Network of Armenia (BANA) initiated an online conference dedicated to early stage investments (Early Stage Investment  Conference - ESIC).

ArmInfo. The Prime Minister's proposed Development Strategy for Armenia until 2050 is undoubtedly a necessary conceptual document. At the same time, it is also of  course, in this concept it is necessary to designate, and designate  very clearly, the ways of this development. Head of the Center for  Human Development Tevan Poghosyan expressed a similar opinion to  ArmInfo.

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ArmInfo.  According to the  data of the Customs Service, the supply of liquefied gas to Armenia  increased 2.1-fold on an annualized basis (against growth by 74.9% a  year earlier) to 20,463.1 tons, with an increase in customs value by  77.5% to $ 7.5 million.

ArmInfo.  In Armenia, the  database of the ACRA credit bureau by July 2020 was replenished with  data on the number of loans up to 21.548 million and borrowers up to  1.726 million. This is evidenced by the graphical report "Dynamics of  the main indicators of the credit bureau" presented on the ACRA  website.

ArmInfo.  The Armenian Stock Exchange (AMX) and  the Cbonds Russian financial and analytical agency have signed an  agreement on cooperation in the field of placing quotes and detailed  information on the parameters of shares and bonds traded on AMX.

ArmInfo.  On September 22, a  meeting was held under the chairmanship of RA Prime Minister Nikol  Pashinyan, at which the draft state budget of Armenia for 2021 was  discussed.

ArmInfo. Armenia increased  supplies of natural gas from Russia in the first half of 2020 by 3.3%  - up to 1,050,062 thousand cubic meters, against an increase of 8.1%  a year earlier over the same period. According to the RA Customs  Service, imports in value terms also increased by 3.3% to $ 173.2  million.  At the same time, supplies of natural gas from Iran  increased significantly - 2.3-fold (against an increase of 39.5%) to  275,166.2 thousand cubic meters, having increased in value terms - by  84.2% to $ 45.4 million.

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ArmInfo.  In Armenia, the  share of online-colcludedcompulsory motor third party liability  policies (e-CMTPL) in the total number of agreements increased 3-fold  by September 2020 - up to 14% from 5% a year earlier. According to  the Armenian Motor Insurers' Bureau in January-August 2020, the  number of CMTPL contracts concluded online reached 82,690, having  increased 2.5-fold in y-o-y terms. At the same time, the total number  of concluded CMTPL contracts decreased in y-o-y terms (January-August  2020 to January-August 2019) by 16.8%, amounting to 600,271.  The  volume of insurance premiums collected on them amounted to 13 billion  drams, with a y-o-y decline of 8, 2%. And this happened amid y-o-y  decline of 2.9% in the number of vehicles with compulsory motor third  party liability insurance policy. During the reporting period, there  were 617,032 CMTPL contracts that entered into force, the number of  which decreased by 16.9% in y-o-y terms, and the volume of insurance  premiums on them amounted to 13.9 billion drams with a y-o-y decline  of 8.6%. The number of CMTPL contracts terminated during this period  decreased by 59.8% - to 11,312, under which 183 million AMD premiums  were returned or are subject to return. To note for comparison that a  year earlier, in January-August 2019, the growth of vehicles with a  CMTPL contract by 13% was accompanied by an increase in CMTPL  contracts by 33.5% (and e- CMTPL - 3.6-fold) and the volume of  collected premiums - by 25.2%.