ArmInfo. In 2019, Armenia increased the export of aluminum foil by 15.1% (against the 14.6% decline a year earlier), amounting to a total of about 32.6 thousand  tons.  According to the RA Customs Service, aluminum foil is in the  TOP-10 of the most expensive goods in the export line of Armenia.

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ArmInfo. ArmSwissBank and the Armenian Leasing Company will cooperate in the provision of financial services. The heads of the two structures Gevorg Machanyan and Arsen Bazikyan signed the cooperation agreement yesterday.

ArmInfo.  As of the end of December 2019, the number of labor force in Armenia has increased since April 2018 by 88 thousand people or 16%, amounting to a total  of 629 thousand people. Head of Monitoring, Control, and Tax  Administration of the State Revenue Committee of Armenia (SRC) Karen  Tamazyan announced this during a press conference on March 4.

ArmInfo.Armenia ranks 10th in Trojan attacks on mobile applications in the world, the local representative office of Kaspersky Lab reports. According to the company, in 2019, banking Trojans attacked 0.16% of mobile users in Armenia. In 2018, this  indicator was slightly higher - 0.51%, in 2017 - 0.12%.

ArmInfo. At the March 4 meeting, with a reservation in the second and final reading, the  Armenian parliament voted against the amendments to the law "On  Energy".

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ArmInfo. The prices for precious metals decreased by 0.1% this week, against a 4.3% growth a week earlier, which was caused by a change in the trend of silver and  platinum prices from upward to downward, a slowdown in the growth of  palladium prices amid an accelerated rise in the price of gold.

ArmInfo.The deal announced by the alcohol distributor "Luding" on acquisition of 50% of the Ararat Cognac Factory was canceled, Kommersant newspaper informs. The reason could be an insufficient number of vineyards owned by the enterprise, so  that brandy produced by it could be called Armenian. Recently, the  Armenian authorities have been conducting an audit of the raw  materials base of local manufacturers.

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ArmInfo.Customers also have the opportunity to create a PIN code

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ArmInfo.As it is known, a program is being implemented at the Armenian  Nuclear Power Plant to extend the life of the second power unit, the  most important component of which is to increase the safety level of   the ANPP.  ArmInfo correspondent Alexander Avanesov's interview with  Ashot Martirosyan, Chairman of the RA Nuclear Security Regulatory  Committee, on the process of the project implementation and other   relevant issues.

ArmInfo. According to the results of 2019, the revenue of the field of information and  telecommunication technologies (ICT) reached 310 billion drams (about  $ 645.2 million), exceeding the indicator of the previous year by  11.8%. This is evidenced by the data of the Statistical Committee of  RA.

ArmInfo. Converse Bank announces SME financing campaign. Funding can be directed to replenishment of the fixed assets and working capital of small and medium enterprises, or for loan repayment.

ArmInfo. Peaceful relations between the state and the rest of the world have a significant and important role in the development of the economy. This year, the  thirteenth edition of the Global Peace Index was released, in which  163 independent states were ranked according to their degree of  peacefulness.

ArmInfo. Director General of CJSC South Caucasus Railway Alexey Melnikov at a conference call on March 2 summed up the results of the railway's operation in February  2020. This was reported by the press service of SCR.    According to the head of the Company, during the reporting period,  219.4 thousand tons of cargo was transported, which is 0.5% higher  than last year; SCR services were used by 26.4 thousand passengers  (an increase of 8.4%). At the same time, passenger traffic in  international traffic compared with February 2019 increased by 30%,  in local - by 7.6%.  At the same time, taking into account the  current external economic situation, freight turnover declined  (0.2%versus the level of the previous year), export transportation  (23.5% versus the level of February 2019) somewhat decreased amid the  growth of local transportation (by 13%). 

ArmInfo.Ardshinbank offers more convenient banking services in Goris branch at Tatevatsi 9 street, which officially opened its doors on February 18 after major renovation.

ArmInfo.Micro-business in Armenia may receive additional support in resolving legal issues. At a meeting of the Standing Committee on the Protection of Human Rights  and Public Affairs of the National Assembly of the Republic of  Armenia, amendments to the Law "On Advocacy" are discussed.