ArmInfo. The State Revenue Committee calls on taxpayers for discipline.

ArmInfo. The Central Bank of Armenia reduced the refinancing rate from 5.5% to 5.25%. As the press service of Central Bank of Armenia told ArmInfo, this decision was  made on March 17 at a meeting of the Central Bank Board.

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ArmInfo. The head of government called for calm, emphasizing that the current crisis is a  zero point from which to build a new reality, starting with the level  of social responsibility and ending with everyday habits. "Our  experience shows that the coronavirus is manageable, and can be  managed in the long run." On March 17, Prime Minister of Armenia  Nikol Pashinyan said on his Facebook live broadcast on his Facebook  page.

ArmInfo. The Central Bank of Armenia, if necessary, is ready to provide the financial system with additional liquidity both in drams and in foreign currency. Head of  the Central Bank Artur Javadyan announced on March 16 at a meeting of  the Government of the Republic of Armenia, chaired by Prime Minister  Nikol Pashinyan.

ArmInfo.Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan today participated in a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Commission's Council, which was held via  videoconference.

ArmInfo.Converse Bank, in order to avoid the spread of coronavirus and congestion in branches, decided to defer payments on loans to individuals and private  entrepreneurs until May 15 this year.

ArmInfo.As of March 16, the Central Bank of Armenia did not make any decisions on suspension of the work of branches of commercial banks of Armenia. This was  reported by the press service of the CBA.

ArmInfo. Due to the current situation and in order to avoid crowds in the branches, by decision of the Board of ARARATBANK, clients (individuals and legal entities,  private entrepreneurs) will be provided with a "credit vacation" for  a period of 2 months, starting from March 16, if desired.

ArmInfo.ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank, based on the situation of the spread of the coronavirus and worrying about its employees and customers, decided not to apply  fines and penalties in case of non-fulfillment of loan obligations by  individuals and legal entities from March 16 to April 30 inclusive  (dates may be revised).

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ArmInfo.The financial system of Armenia continues to operate normally. This is stated in the official statement of the Central Bank of Armenia.

ArmInfo.Ameriabank, in view of the current situation, decided to support the most vulnerable sector of the Armenian economy, "small and medium-sized businesses  operating in the field of tourism, food service and hotel industry,  with a joint effort to overcome the temporary crisis through credit  holidays". According to the press service of the bank, "credit  holidays" for borrowers of the above segments of SMEs will start from  March 16 and provide for deferred payments on the main loan amount  for 3-6 months using an individual approach.

ArmInfo. Evocabank, in view of the situation, decided to defer payments on SingleTOUCH loans until May 17. This is stated in the message of the Bank on the official Facebook page.

ArmInfo.Ardshinbank’s 2118 borrowers of home equity loans received 5% cashback from the interests they paid for their loans during the previous calendar year. This time, the total amount of money returned by the Bank to borrowers amounted to about 62 million drams.

ArmInfo.Beeline Armenia has announced that it will close all sale and customer care office on March 17, with the exception of the office on 24/1 Azatutyun St,  which will work daily from 9am until 6pm.

ArmInfo. In 2019, Armenia reduced the volume of tomato exports, amid increasing imports. This is evidenced by the data of the RA Customs Service.

ArmInfo. In 2019, Armenia reduced the volume of exports and imports of grapes. According to the data of the RA Customs Service, during the reporting period, the  supply of Armenian grapes to the markets of foreign countries  decreased by 5.5%, amounting to 12 thousand tons.

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