ArmInfo.  As part of the 22nd  package of anti-crisis measures developed by the Armenian government  to mitigate the socio-economic consequences of the coronavirus  pandemic, citizens who lost their jobs for the period from March 1 to  June 30 this year will receive lump sum benefits. According to the  press service of the government, the amount of the benefit is 68  thousand drams.

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ArmInfo. The Armenian brandy  segment remains attractive to large alcohol distributors. Thus,  Luding Group of Companies has created an Aivazovsky brand jointly  with the Armenian plant MAP CJSC for its promotion in Russia. In two  years, the partners intend to invest $ 10 million and bring the  product to the top three in the segment. Experts doubt success: many  consumers of such drinks switch to whiskey, and it will be difficult  to promote a new brand in conditions of advertising restrictions.

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ArmInfo.IDBank offers to move your business to online platform to use the new privileges of Internet-acquiring with profitable conditions and give an opportunity to your customers to avoid contact with cash and use your services remotely.

ArmInfo. From June 30 to July 2 an online pitching of business projects of self-employed Syrian Armenians, repatriates - residents of the SPARK program of the IRIS Business Incubator Fund was held.

ArmInfo. The Eurasian Fund for  Stabilization and Development (EFSD, Fund), has published a working  paper "Global Financial Safety Net in Eurasia: Accessibility of  Macroeconomic Stabilization Financing in Armenia, Belarus,  Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan". The analysis is of particular importance  in the context of the current crisis associated with the COVID-19  pandemic, the Official Website of Organization reports.

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ArmInfo. A temporary ban on the  export from the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) of certain types of food products has been canceled, TASS reports.

ArmInfo.   Minister of  Territorial Administration and Infrastructures of Armenia Suren  Papikyan during the meeting with   newly appointed Ambassador of the  Islamic Republic of Iran to the Republic of Armenia Abbas Badakhshan  Zohouri  expressed his conviction that the diplomat will contribute  to the expansion and deepening of the Armenian-Iranian long-term  relations. ArmInfo was informed about this in the press service of  the RA Ministry of Territorial Development.

ArmInfo. On 1 July, Armenia  became global leader for "Technology and Innovation for Gender  Equality" action coalition of the UN-led Generation Equality Forum,  the press service of the Armenian Foreign Ministry informs. 

ArmInfo. UNDP in Armenia's  ImpactAim Venture Accelerator, in cooperation with Enterprise  Incubator Foundation (EIF) and ISTC - Innovative Solutions and  Technologies Center Foundation, is calling Armenian and international  tech ventures to apply for Climate Change Technology Accelerator  (CCTA) 2020 focused on "Energy Efficiency and Renewables".  The  program targets the current challenges of energy efficiency and  renewables sectors, such as:  Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Energy  Demand Management: AI for data analyzing and decision making;   Passive and Smart living environments; Efficient Heating and/or  Cooling Solutions: Heating and/or cooling technologies that are  energy efficient and supplied from renewable sources; Hydrogen  Energy; Microgrids Based on Renewable Energy; Reduction of losses in  transmission and transformation systems.

ArmInfo.Natural gas supplies to Armenia from Russia have been temporarily suspended. This was reported by Gazprom Armenia CJSC.

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ArmInfo. 1.9 billion AMD will be  allocated from the state budget of Armenia for capital expenditures  of the RA Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports. This  decision was made on July 2 at the next government meeting.

ArmInfo. A new sales control  system at gas stations will be introduced in Armenia. This was  announced on July 2 during a government meeting by the head of the  bureau for coordinating the activities of inspection bodies Arthur  Asoyan.

ArmInfo. Armswissbank has  successfully placed a tranche of Eurobonds in the amount of 5 million  euros. According to the press service of the bank, this tranche was  issued on June 1 and, as envisaged, the initial offering ended on  July 1.