ArmInfo. According to the results of 9 months of 2019, a 14.4% increase in the flow of tourists was registered in Armenia, which was largely ensured by tourist  visits from countries where the average growth of tourists was fixed  at 30-40%. The Minister of Economy of the Republic of Armenia Tigran  Khachatryan announced this at a press conference on January 14.

ArmInfo. In 2020, Armenian agriculture will be able to break through a positive trend and ensure growth after a long decline registered in the previous years.  Answering the question of ArmInfo correspondent, Armenian Minister of  Economy Tigran Khachatryan stated this at a January 14 press  conference.

ArmInfo. The gross external debt of Armenia increased by October 1, 2019 by 7.7% per annum or $ 829.8 million - up to $ 11.7 billion (against an increase of 9.5% a  year earlier). 

ArmInfo.According to the results of 2019, the ratio of gross investments (from the state and the private sector) to the GDP of the RA will be, like for three  consecutive years, about 16%.  Minister of Economy of the Republic of  Armenia Tigran Khachatryan stated this at a press conference on  January 14.

ArmInfo. By December 1, 2019, the public debt of Armenia reached $ 7.2 billion (3.4 trillion drams), slightly slowing y-o-y growth - from 6.3% to 5.8%, due to a  slowdown in external debt growth to 3.7% and a continuing relatively  high growth in domestic debt - 7.1% (versus 5.9% and 7.7% growth,  respectively, a year earlier). This is happening against the backdrop  of accelerating growth in economic activity in January-November 2019  to 7.5% per annum from 5.7% in January-November 2018.

ArmInfo. Armenia will end 2019 with economic growth of at least 7.5%. Minister of Economy of the Republic of Armenia Tigran Khachatryan made a similar statement  on January 14 during at a press conference on the results of 2019.

ArmInfo.In Armenia, the growth of economic activity in January- November 2019 accelerated to 7.5% from 5.7% for 11 months of 2018. The growth drivers were the service sector, industrial sector and trade, against the backdrop of a modest  rise in the construction sector and a decline in the energy sector. 

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ArmInfo.  "The issue of deciding whether any airline can start its activity in Armenia or not should be considered by the Civil Aviation Committee within 90 days."  Tatevik Revazyan, head of the Civil Aviation Committee of Armenia  stated, answering to the question by ArmInfo correspondent about at  what stage is the process with the emergence of the local national  air carrier in the country. Revazyan stressed that this is a new  airline. "Representatives of this airline have already submitted an  application, which we, according to the law, must consider within 90  days. And this period begins from the very moment we have all the  necessary documents. However, at the moment we have not complete a  package of documents, and we can't make a decision on this issue.  Therefore, I can't say when we can make an appropriate decision,  "said the head of the State Administration of Civil Aviation.

ArmInfo. The lion's share (77.3%) of current tax audits and studies of the State Revenue  Committee of Armenia (SRC) accounted for checks on the issue of cash  receipts, the number of which at the end of 2019 was 10,094. This was  announced during a January 13 press conference dedicated to the  results of 2019 of the year, chairman of the SRC David Ananyan told  reporters.

ArmInfo. Over the past 2 years, the budget revenues of Armenia have increased by 44%, David Ananyan, head of the State Revenue Committee of Armenia (QHD), told reporters at a press conference today, summing up the results of fiscal policy for 2019.

ArmInfo. In December 2019 two airports of the Republic of Armenia served 238,066 people in total, thus exceeding the indicator of the same month of 2018 by 6%. 

ArmInfo. In 2020, business entities operating in the field of public catering expect important changes. This was reported by the press service of the State Revenue  Committee (SRC).

ArmInfo. Inflation of needy Armenians in January-December 2019 at 0.7% with revaluation drama at 1.3%, at the time when it was hit by a 1.8% decline in demand 0.3%.

ArmInfo. The delegation of Armenia will participate in the tenth session of the General Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in Abu Dhabi  (UAE). The country's delegation will be headed by Deputy Minister of  Territorial Administration and Infrastructures of Armenia Hakob  Vardanyan. The corresponding decision was signed by Prime Minister  Nikol Pashinyan.

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ArmInfo. Over the 10 months of 2019, the outflow of transfers of individuals increased by 24% per annum - to $ 1.2 billion, with an increase in inflows by only 8.8% -  to $ 1.6 billion. According to the Central Bank of Armenia, this  reduced the net inflow in y-o-y terms by 20.1% - up to $ 403.5  million.

ArmInfo. Today, Armenia is ready for any development of events, and the state can fully ensure the self-sufficiency and sovereign activity of the energy system.  This was stated during the discussions in the RA Government related  to the energy security of Armenia, which were chaired by the RA  Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan.

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