Yerevan, December 12. /ARKA/ Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received December 11 World Bank Regional Director for the South Caucasus Sebastian Molineus, the government press office said. It said the meeting was attended by World Bank Armenia Mission Head Sylvie Bossoutrot.

Pleased with the ongoing partnership with the World Bank, the Prime Minister emphasized that the cooperation framework is fully consistent with his government’s priorities and his vision of Armenia’s development. Nikol Pashinyan pointed out that the Armenian economy saw remarkable growth and achievements in 2019, as evidenced by the relevant economic indicators, which may create good prerequisites for continued and more vigorous reforms.

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The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved Thursday a new, EUR 45.8 million (US $50 million) loan for the Armenia Governance Development Policy Operation (DPO), a budget support operation, the press office of the World Bank reports

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YEREVAN, April 5. /ARKA /. Economic growth in the Europe and Central Asia region slowed to 3.1% in 2018, and is projected to decline to 2.1% in 2019, amid slowing global growth and uncertain prospects, according to the World Bank’s Economic Update for Europe and Central Asia, released today. Growth in countries across the region […]

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The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund experts are conducting an assessment of the Armenian banking system’s financial stability, Arthur Javadyan, the central bank chairman, said Wednesday in the National Assembly

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The chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia Artur Javadyan has left for Washington, USA, to participate in the annual meeting of the Directors of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, the press service of the Armenian Central Bank reported

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The Central Bank of Armenia issued a commemorative coin dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the country’s membership in the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund

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The World Bank is currently projecting a 3.3% economic growth for Armenia for 2015 as compared to 5% before, according to WB’s Global Economic Prospects report released this January

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YEREVAN, October 16. /ARKA/. World Bank’s investments in the Armenian economy in more than 20 years totaled about $2 billion, Armenia’s minister of economy Karen Chshmarityan told reporters on Wednesday. Funds were spent mainly on structural and institutional reforms to boost economic development and form market economy, the minister said. During implementation, improvement of living […]

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The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) serving as the Trustee for the Anti-Crisis Fund of the Eurasian Economic Community (ACF) and the World Bank signed December 4 a cooperation agreement to support the preparation and implementation of the “Irrigation Modernization and Institutional Capacity

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Armenia’s issue of Eurobonds and coming to international capital market is a great achievement, World Bank regional director for the South Caucasus Henry Kerali said

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