YEREVAN, July 8. /ARKA/. As part of Armenian government assistance programs, designed to help farmers overcome the socio-economic consequences of the coronavirus, the latter were provided with 18 thousand loans worth 37 billion drams, Deputy Minister of Economy Arman Khojoyan said at a press conference on Wednesday.

He said the amount was three times the amount of loans issued last year in the same time span. The deputy minister said also that according to the data provided by the Central Bank, 16.2 thousand loans totaling 23 billion drams were provided under the second assistance program

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The Armenian government is considering the possibility of launching a targeted construction program in the regions, Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Smbat Sayyan said during an on-line conference today

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Agricultural loans in the amount of 60 billion drams provided as part of the government assistance measures, designed to offset the consequences of coronavirus outbreak, are fully subsidized by the government, Economy Minister Tigran Khachatryan said on Wednesday

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The government of Armenia is considering a new issue of Eurobonds, possibly even in the national currency dram, Finance Minister Atom Janjughazyan said at an extraordinary parliamentary meeting today, convened to revise downward the budget indicators

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The Armenian government has extended the deadline for farmers to conclude agricultural insurance contracts by one month until May 15, Anna Ohanyan, spokeswoman for the Ministry of Economy, wrote in a Facebook post.

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Some 973 million drams (over $1.8 million) have been raised so far to support the Armenian government’s efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus Covid 19, the Ministry of Finance reported

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Artur Javadyan, chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia, presented at a meeting convened Tuesday by Prime Minister Nuikol Pashinyan the interim results of the implementation of the 1st and the 2nd measures, aimed at neutralizing the consequences of the coronavirus by promoting businesses and agriculture

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Some 887 million drams (over $1.8 million) have been raised so far to support the Armenian government’s efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus Covid 19, the Ministry of Finance reported

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The issue of increasing Armenia’s public debt is on the government’s agenda, however, the cabinet will consider attracting a new loan only if necessary, Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan stated at a press conference on Thursday

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The Armenian government will provide $ 550,000 to the Institute of Molecular Biology to organize local production of tests for the detection of the coronavirus, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Monday, answering questions from citizens live

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