Expert: When there is no trust between private and public sectors,  unfortunately, there is no need to talk about right decisions

 Thursday, April 18 2024 17:31:00
Expert: When there is no trust between private and public sectors,  unfortunately, there is no need to talk about right decisions

ArmInfo. I do not share the optimism that Armenia will be able to diversify its export markets in  a few years; maybe it will be possible to somewhat reduce its dependence on the Russian market.  Emil Stepanyan, co-founder of the Export Armenia Association of Experts stated  in a conversation with  an ArmInfo correspondent.

Expert on Armenia`s international trade growth against "miserable  trade pattern"  
 Wednesday, February 21 2024 18:36

ArmInfo.The overall growth rates of Armenia's international trade turnover for 2023 are marked by unprecedented achievements, however, the structure of exports and imports, unfortunately, indicates the presence of significant imbalances and shifts containing significant long-term macroeconomic risks, Doctor  of Economy Aghasi Tavadyan told ArmInfo. 

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Expert: Armenia should use Georgian, Turkish transit opportunities
 Friday, January 19 2024 19:54

ArmInfo. In order to fully use transit opportunities with Georgia, it is necessary to enter into bilateral negotiations in order to eliminate those measures that are mutually applied to cargo carriers due to the fault of the Armenian side. A similar opinion was expressed by economist Tigran Jrbashyan, presenting the results of the "Ameria" company's "Alternative Wine Export Markets" study.

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Reforms in management of apartment buildings; Government steps away from Soviet-era approaches
 Monday, December 25 2023 20:27

ArmInfo. The Armenian authorities are reforming the institution of management of multi-unit apartment buildings (hereinafter: apartment buildings) and are considering transferring these powers to an external manager (outsourcer). At the same time, in order to protect the interests of the residents, the rights and responsibilities of the developer and the apartment owners are clarified. Tanya Arzumanyan, Head of the Department of Housing Fund Management and Communal Infrastructure of the RA Urban Development Committee, told ArmInfo.

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Armenian startups lack ambition
 Thursday, November 16 2023 12:22

ArmInfo.The international network of impact hubs (centers for social innovation,  entrepreneurship and coworking spaces) began to actively develop around the world in 2009. The opening of such a center in Armenia took place in 2016, which happened in parallel with their  establishment in many countries of Western Europe.

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SRC- from control to total dictatorship
 Tuesday, October 24 2023 14:01

ArmInfo. The legislative changes initiated by the State Revenue Committee (SRC) of Armenia, allowing  the tax authority to request from the taxpayer a bank statement on transactions without a court decision, will lead to the establishment of an "economic dictatorship" in Armenia, based not on the rule of law, but on the principles of permissiveness of the tax authorities .  Eduard Badalyan, an Expert at the Citizen, Taxpayer, Business Rights  Protection NGO shared this point of view in a conversation with an ArmInfo correspondent.

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Amid high growth, prudent fiscal stance would help avoid overheating  of economy, prevent inflationary pressures - Jihad Azour
 Wednesday, September 6 2023 11:11

ArmInfo. A delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Mr Jihad Azour, Director of the IMF Middle  East and Central Asia Department, and Ms Iva Petrova, IMF Mission Chief for Armenia, was on a visit to Armenia recently. In an interview with Mr Emmanuil Mkrtchyan, CEO, ArmInfo News Agency, Mr Jihad Azour said that the IMF delegation visited Armenia on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Armenian national currency  and foundation of the Central Bank of Armenia, landmarks in Armenia's history.

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Armenia needs tested and approved nuclear power unit
 Monday, August 7 2023 11:07

ArmInfo. Today is the deadline for the 2-month term for the expert opinion by the interagency group for construction of a new nuclear power unit formed under a decision  by Armenia's Premier Nikol Pashinyan. 

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Economist: one should not expect serious economic growth in Armenia  without industrial development in mid-term
 Monday, July 31 2023 15:24

ArmInfo. There is practically no policy aimed at developing high value-added industries in Armenia.  This, in fact, is evidenced by the data of both the RA Statistical  Committee and the list of the largest domestic taxpayers. Doctor of  Economic Sciences, Professor Ashot Tavadyan expressed a similar point  of view in an interview with ArmInfo.

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Armenian expert on risks of further domestic debt growth 
 Monday, June 5 2023 11:28

ArmInfo.The increase of the share of domestic debt in the total government debt up to 47% in Armenia by  May 2023 can be considered from two aspects - both as an achievement by Armenia's economic authorities and their "involuntary" torpedoing economic progress, Armenia's former minister of finance, international expert Vardan Aramyan said in an interview with ArmInfo. 

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German investments for the sake of Armenia`s sustainable development
 Monday, May 15 2023 15:40

ArmInfo. "We all live under the same sky, but we don't all have the same horizon," the great German politician Konrad Adenauer said, in a tough discussion with the United States on the issue of restoring Germany destroyed by the WW2 and insisted on canceling the initial scenario of turning it into a country with an agriculture-led economy, forcing the ally to the implement the Marshall Plan, aimed at restoring the infrastructure and industrial power of Germany. 

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RUB depreciation to lead to loss of competitiveness of Armenian  products in Russian market- Suren Parsyan
 Tuesday, April 4 2023 15:23

ArmInfo.Further depreciation of the ruble will lead to the loss of competitiveness of goods of Armenian origin in the Russian market and a decrease in the pace of economic  activity in Armenia. Economist Suren Parsyan expressed this opinion  in an interview with ArmInfo.

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Separating apples from oranges: The essence of compliance
 Thursday, March 30 2023 10:52

ArmInfo. Russian resettlers, whose number in Armenia, according to various sources, is estimated from 80 to 100 thousand people, not only contributed to high "statistical" economic growth and low "estimated" inflation in the country, but also made it possible to significantly strengthen the resources of the Armenian banking system.  However, Armenia, having benefited from both people and capital, has appeared under the powerful sanctions lens of the Western countries, which is seriously concerned about the possibility of circumvention of anti-Russian sanctions by countries friendly or neutral to Russia. Armenian banks were immediately warned that they must strictly follow the international regulations against the legalization of proceeds from crime (money laundering) and put up serious barriers to clients' attempts to circumvent anti-Russian sanctions in the course of trading activities.  By and large, by March last year, Armenian banks were not ready for such a turn, and therefore they began to actively implement the so-called compliance control and its tough “barrier” tools.

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Ban on dollar mortgages in Armenia: On guard of consumer interests  or lobbying for banking interests-  Karen Zakaryan
 Monday, February 13 2023 19:00

ArmInfo. Currency volatility causes significant risks not only for the state, but also for those citizens who have foreign currency and especially mortgage loans.  Armenian MPs of the ruling party noted the risks and suggested  issuing mortgages in drams, except in cases where citizens have  proven income in foreign currency.

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Pashinyan-led government has nothing in common with economic growth -  Suren Parsyan
 Monday, February 6 2023 23:06

ArmInfo.The day Russian relocated employees go back to Russia with their capital, Armenia's economic growth will "burst like a soap-bubble," economist Suren  Parsyan said in an interview with ArmInfo. 

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Health insurance in Armenia: Why does social justice contradict  social solidarity in Health Ministry`s compulsory health insurance  concept and what are risks of State Fund control ?
 Tuesday, January 31 2023 15:44

ArmInfo.The model of compulsory health insurance  system (CHI) conceptually proposed by the Armenian Ministry of Health, is not justified and is fraught with serious  risks. Haykaz Fanyan, head of the ACSES Analytical Center (Armenian  Center for Socio- Economic Studies), told ArmInfo.

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Expert: The development of the cryptosector in Armenia is the key to the involvement of new players, the growth of the tax base and jobs  
 Saturday, January 21 2023 11:09

ArmInfo.In the summer of 2022, the State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Armenia appealed to the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia with a call to ensure the regulation of the cryptosector. Such a need, as noted then by head of the Committee Rustam Badasyan, arose due to cases of tax evasion in this field, money laundering and other risk factors.

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Declaration of income: We have not achieved tax egalitarianism -  Expert
 Friday, January 13 2023 16:29

ArmInfo.The past couple of years in t Armenia's economic policy were marked by the adoption of a number of important, one might say, key legislative acts aimed at  increasing investment attractiveness and stimulating economic  activity in the country.

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Structural reforms more urgent amid significant uncertainty – IMF
 Tuesday, December 20 2022 12:55

ArmInfo.The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved SDR 128.8 million (about US$171.1 million) 36-Month Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) for Armenia to help maintain macroeconomic stability, provide insurance against downside risks, and support structural reform agenda. On this occasion, Mr Mehdi Raissi, IMF Resident Representative in Armenia, kindly agreed to answer a number of questions in an interview with ArmInfo.

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Structural reforms more urgent amid significant uncertainty – IMF
 Tuesday, December 20 2022 11:13

ArmInfo. The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved SDR 128.8 million (about US$171.1 million) 36-Month Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) for Armenia to help maintain macroeconomic stability, provide insurance against downside risks, and support structural reform agenda. On this occasion, Mr Mehdi Raissi, IMF Resident Representative in Armenia, kindly agreed to answer a number of questions in an interview with ArmInfo.

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Draft law on Universal Income Declaration is incomplete, and its hasty adoption is dangerous: President of Association of Financiers of Armenia
 Wednesday, December 14 2022 18:15

ArmInfo. The universal income declaration system will be launched in Armenia from 2023. The  initiative will be implemented in three stages and by 2025 it will  become mandatory for all citizens who are residents of the Republic  of Armenia. " Once again, we first adopt an incomplete law, and then  look at what will come of it," Soghomon Mirzoyan, President of   Association of Financiers of Armenia, said in an interview with an  ArmInfo correspondent, talking about the risks and timeliness of the  government's initiative.

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