ArmInfo.The promotion campaign took place from June 10 to August 10, 2020 and boosted great interest among Ardshinbank cardholders.The prizes were certificates of health insurance and for health services.

ArmInfo.The leader of the Bright Armenia parliamentary faction, Edmon Marukyan, sent a letter to the Chairman of the Public Services Settlement Commission (PSRC)  Garegin Baghramyan with a request to conduct an investigation to find  out the reasons and legality of staff and salary reductions at  <Gazprom Armenia> CJSC. The MP announced this on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo. In Armenia, pledged real estate transactions on mortgages increased by 66.4% in July, with a y-o-y decline of 20.7%, amounting to 411. According to the RA  Real Estate Cadastre State Committee, the dominant part (66.7%) was  made in Yerevan, and among the regions the most popular is Kotayk  (10.2%) and least of all Vayots Dzor (0.2%). Most of the mortgage  collateral transactions are made for apartments (270) and private  houses (83), and only 15 - on land plots.

ArmInfo. The lion's share of the export of Armenian grapes (85.3%) falls on the Russian market. According to the RA Customs Service, in the first half of 2020  Armenia exported to the Russian market 1.1 thousand tons of grapes at  the customs value of $ 314.5 thousand. In y-o-y terms, these  indicators increased by 4.7% and 7.3% respectively.

ArmInfo. In the first half of 2020, the volume of diamond exports from Armenia precipitated a rapid decline to 32.2% (from 17.7% a year earlier), while the customs  value decreased by 84.2%. According to the RA Customs Service, during  the reporting period, 68.6 thousand carats of diamonds were exported  at a customs value of $ 4.5 million, which decreased by 84.2% per  annum - to $ 4.5 million.

ArmInfo. In July 2020, in Armenia, foreigners made 299 transactions for the purchase and sale of real estate, 99 of which were acquisitions. In total,  non-residents accounted for 6% of the total number of transactions  registered in July.

ArmInfo.The average market value of apartments in the regions of Armenia in July 2020 compared to July 2019 increased by 2.5%, with a 1% decline over the  month, amounting to 97.2 thousand drams / 1 sq. m. This is evidenced  by the data of the RA Real Estate Cadastre State Committee.

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ArmInfo.The winners of the tenders for the modernization of the M-6 interstate highway (Vanadzor-Alaverdi-Georgian border) will receive an advance payment.  The decision was made on September 10 at the meeting of the RA  government.

ArmInfo.The average market value of real estate in apartment buildings in Yerevan in July 2020 compared to July 2019 increased by 7.1% (to 336.3 thousand drams  / 1 sq. m. on average). Moreover, the rise in prices was accompanied  by a decrease in the number of transactions by 16.4%. This is  evidenced by the data of the RA Real Estate Cadastre State Committee.

ArmInfo.Armenia intends to raise in the Eurasian Economic Union the issue of the possibility of lifting restrictions on movement in the context of the  coronavirus. This was announced on September 10 at a government  meeting by the Prime Minister RA Nikol Pashinyan.

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ArmInfo.Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan posted a video on Facebook about the repair work on some highways in the country's Tavush region.

ArmInfo.The coronavirus crisis has seriously affected the alcoholic beverages industry in Armenia - the alcohol market is experiencing a negative trend, and  restrictive measures that lasted for months make it impossible to  restore the former production and sales volumes. In particular, in  January-July 2020, the dynamics of absolutely all alcoholic beverages  produced in the country turned towards a decline, whereas a year  earlier, in the same period, a significant increase was recorded.

ArmInfo.In Armenia, the service sector in January-July 2020 reduced volumes by 9.3% per annum - to 968.7 billion drams ($ 2 billion), against 15.2% growth a year  earlier. According to the data of the RA Statistical Committee, in  July the volume of provided services increased slightly - by 0.9%,  amounting to 139.7 billion drams ($ 288.4 million).

ArmInfo.On September 9, RA Minister of the Environment Romanos Petrosyan held the first working meeting-discussion with representatives of KfW Bank online. 

ArmInfo.COVID-19 pandemic has made the digital transformation vitally important. Going online and shifting to online platforms have become a necessity, bringing over certain challenges for many businesses and individuals in Armenia.

ArmInfo. In Armenia, the service sector has great potential for rapid recovery. Sedrak  Mamulyan, the head of  the Development and Preservation of Armenian  Culinary Traditions NGO said this in an interview with ArmInfo,  speaking about the current recession due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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