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Armenia ranks among top 10 most popular New Year destinations for Russians
Armenia has entered the top 10 most popular foreign destinations for Russians during the New Year holidays, Russian daily Izvestia reported, citing the Association of Travel Aggregators (ATAG). YEREVAN, January 24. /ARKA/. Armenia has entered the top 10 most popular foreign destinations for Russians during the New Year holidays, Russian ...
01/24/2025Armenia 4th in popularity for Russians' New Year Holidays
... /ARKA/. Armenia ranked 4th in the list of the most popular New Year holiday destinations for Russians, according to a study by the airline ticket booking service “Aviasales”. According to TASS, Armenia accounted for 7% of air ticket purchases for the New Year holidays. The only countries ahead of Armenia in this regard are Thailand (11%), Uzbekistan (10%), and Turkey (8%). Russians also plan to fly to the UAE, Kazakhstan, and Belarus (6% each), as well as Georgia (5%).
12/16/2024Armenia plans to ‘conquer unconquered’ international tourism markets in 2025 - head of Tourism Committee
... goals of the Tourism Committee. I myself personally visit the provinces of the country and conduct research based on the possibilities of the provinces. This year we are promoting the slogan ‘New Year in Armenia’ on our Facebook page. Since the New Year holidays are short, I urge our citizens to make sure to rest in Armenia and contribute to the country's economy. We should get away from big cities, for example, Yerevan, with family and friends to fresh air, try ecologically clean food in the ...
11/29/2024Armenian tourism head urges locals to celebrate New Year in the country
Head of the Tourism Committee of Armenia Lusine Gevorgyan called on residents to spend the New Year holidays in the country. YEREVAN, November 29. /ARKA/. Head of the Tourism Committee of Armenia Lusine Gevorgyan called on residents to spend the New Year holidays in the country. "Domestic tourism is currently one of the priority goals ...
11/29/2024Yerevan Metro to extend working hours in connection with New Year holidays
Yerevan Metro (subway) said today that its working schedule will be changed in connection with New Year holidays. YEREVAN, December 27. /ARKA/. Yerevan Metro (subway) said today that its working schedule will be changed in connection with New Year holidays. On December 31, the Metro will open at 07.00 and will work until 2.00 a.m. on January ...
12/27/2023Armenia among top 5 destinations chosen by Russians to spend New Year holidays
Armenia is among the top 5 destinations along with Belarus, Abkhazia, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan where Russians are going to spend New Year holidays, Tass enws agency reported citing a study conducted by MTS Travel and Bronevik.com services. YEREVAN, October 24. /ARKA/. Armenia is among the top 5 destinations along with Belarus, Abkhazia, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan where Russians ...
10/24/2023Russia raises export duty on wheat by 24.8%
... rubles per ton from 2,686.9 rubles per ton, and the duty on corn has increased from zero to 692.6 rubles per ton. The Agriculture Ministry's press service told Interfax that the latest duties would be valid through January 10, 2023, because of the long New Year holidays. The duties announced on December 30, 2022, will be valid from January 11 to January 17, 2023. The duties are based on indicative prices of $312.8 per ton for wheat compared to $314.40 per ton the previous week, $280.20 per ton for barely ...
12/28/2022Huge demand among Russians for winter holidays in Armenia
... compared to last year. "Because of this we have hired new employees who speak fluent Russian. Now about 40% of the clients of our hotel are tourists from Russia, the hotel accommodates five hundred people. We expect a big flow, especially during the New Year holidays. We've already booked a lot of rooms for guests from the Russian Federation", the manager said. --0--
12/19/2022VTB (Armenia) simplifies consumer loan origination
... the first week of December the volume of transactions grew 3 times compared to the same period of November. We expect that the simplification of loan origination will be an additional help to our borrowers in solving their financial issues before the New Year holidays. At the same time we closely monitor the financial burden of borrowers, so as not to let them be burdened with debts. That is why clients have to confirm their positive credit history," says Taras Kladchenko, Deputy CEO - Chairman ...
12/15/2022How Armenia profits from crisis: economist Hrant Mikayelyan on factors behind Armenia's growth
... behind the current growth trend in addition to the established market economy - not only at the institutional level, but also at the level of habits and culture. According to him, the government's decision to cut this year the traditionally prolonged New Year holidays was another factor contributing about an additional 1 percent growth in the first six months of 2022. The external turbulent environment has also played a role, he says. "Paradoxically, despite a very complicated background across ...
08/05/2022VTB Bank (Armenia) clients can withdraw their pensions without commission
... “Servicing more than 35% of the clients of retirement age in the country, VTB Bank (Armenia) provides the most comfortable services to its customers and pays pensions from its own resources until the 2nd working day of each month. On the eve of the New Year holidays, pensions are paid out on December 31,’ the Bank recalled. VTB Bank (Armenia) also offers its senior clients to open a special Social deposit account saying the minimum starts from 10 thousand drams for a period of 60-365 days and ...
01/14/2022Armenians celebrate today Merelots, remembering their departed loved ones
... bill was actively advocated by Economy Minister Vahan Kerobyan, who argued that five additional working days add as much as 90 billion drams to the overall Gross Domestic Product. Some opposition lawmakers voted against the proposal saying that cutting New year holidays would affect the owners of recreation and leisure facilities. The Remembrance Day (Merelots) follows each of the five major feasts of the Armenian Apostolic Church - Holy Nativity and Baptism, Holy Resurrection, Transfiguration of the ...
01/07/2022Armenia is the leading foreign New Year holiday destinations for Russians
Armenia is the most popular foreign destination for Russians, who decided to celebrate New Year holidays in 2022 outside their country, the Russian Standard Bank said citing the data provided by RS TLS concierge service. YEREVAN, January 3. /ARKA/. Armenia is the most popular foreign destination for Russians, who decided to celebrate ...
01/03/2022GeoPromining marks start of New Year holidays with festive events for children (video)
GeoProMining, a diversified international group of mining companies, marked the start of New Year holidays in Armenia with a number of large-scale events, the company's press service reported. YEREVAN, December 29. /ARKA/. GeoProMining, a diversified international group of mining companies, marked the start of New Year holidays in Armenia ...
12/29/2021French, Russian presidents satisfied with stabilization of situation in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone
... the Nagorno-Karabakh issue Russia and France are acting and will continue to act synchronously. During the phone conversation, Putin congratulated Emmanuel Macron on his birthday; the leaders also exchanged good wishes on the eve of the Christmas and New Year holidays. On September 27, 2020, Azerbaijani armed forces, backed by Turkey and foreign mercenaries and terrorists, attacked Nagorno-Karabakh along the entire front line using rocket and artillery weapons, heavy armored vehicles, military aircraft ...
12/22/2021Armenian parliament cuts the number of New Year days off
... Minister Vahan Kerobyan, who says that five additional working days add as much as 90 billion drams to the overall Gross Domestic Product. Earlier, some opposition lawmakers who voted against the proposal during the first reading argued that cutting New Year holidays would affect the owners of recreation and leisure facilities. -0-- In late October, the Assembly of Episcopal and Diocesan Leaders of the Armenian Apostolic Church had called on the parliament to preserve as non-working days also January ...
11/17/2021Armenian parliament committee approves amended bill on New Year holidays
... being actively advocated by Economy Minister Vahan Kerobyan, who says that five additional working days add as much as 90 billion drams to the overall Gross Domestic Product. Some opposition lawmakers who voted against the proposal argued that cutting New Year holidays would affect the owners of recreation and leisure facilities. In late October, the Assembly of Episcopal and Diocesan Leaders of the Armenian Apostolic Church called on the parliament to preserve as non-working days also January 5 - ...
11/10/2021Armenian parliament cuts New Year holidays
... being actively advocated by Economy Minister Vahan Kerobyan, who says that five additional working days add as much as 90 billion drams to the overall Gross Domestic Product. Some opposition lawmakers who voted against the proposal argued that cutting New year holidays would affect the owners of recreation and leisure facilities. -0--
10/27/2021VTB Bank (Armenia) clients to receive their pensions before second working day of month
... allowances and payments and also aiming to provide the most comfortable service to its clients of retirement age, VTB Bank (Armenia) ensures that pensions are paid before the 2nd working day of each month from its own resources, while on the eve of the New Year holidays, the pensions are paid on December 31st. YEREVAN, September 14. /ARKA/. As a leading bank in Armenia in terms of payment of pensions and other government-funded allowances and payments and also aiming to provide the most comfortable ...
09/14/2021VTB Bank (Armenia) offers pensioner cards for receiving pensions via ATMs
..., as well as withdrawing cash not only in Armenia, but also abroad. Considering the importance of servicing retired clients, VTB Bank (Armenia), as a socially oriented bank, pays pension on the 1st or 2nd working day of each month. On the eve of the New Year holidays, the bank credits the pension to the accounts of pensioners not at the beginning of the year, but on December 31st at its own expense. Since, according to the Law on State Pensions, a pensioner must visit the bank in person at least ...
06/17/2021Government of Armenia set to cut New Year Holidays
... legislative proposals designed to amend the law on holidays and memorable dates, which call for cutting the New Year's holidays. The only member of the government who voted against these changes was the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Mesrop Arakelyan. New Year holidays in Armenia are celebrated from December 31 to January 7 inclusive. Moreover, January 6th is celebrated in Armenia as Christmas, and January 7th - as the Day of Remembrance of the Dead. According to the changes, proposed by the Ministry ...
04/15/2021Armenia's economy ministry suggests cutting New Year and Christmas holidays
... /ARKA/. Armenia's Ministry of Economy has unveiled a legislative initiative suggesting that New Year and Christmas holidays be cut. New Year's holidays in Armenia are celebrated from December 31 to January 7 inclusive. The initiative calls for cutting New Year holidays to January 1st and 2nd inclusive. It also proposes that January 6th marked by the Armenian Apostolic Church as Christmas be a non-working day too. The ministry said the number of paid non-working days provided to citizens of Armenia ...
01/21/2021Less ambulance calls recorded during this year's New Year and Christmas holidays than in 2020
... the previous years, this time not a single case of food poisoning was recorded during the non-working days. She said 27 people were diagnosed with alcohol poisoning, of whom 20 were taken to the hospital. She also noted that the death rate during the New Year holidays did not increase. -0-
01/11/2021VTB Bank (Armenia) unveils work schedule during New Year holidays
... installments from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at more than 300 retail outlets - the bank's partners throughout Armenia. Maturity dates for all loan products for the period 12/31/2020 - 01/07/2021 are automatically rolled over to 8th January 2021. During the New Year holidays, the customers can use the bank's remote service channels to carry out banking operations on non-working days. On holidays, the bank's Contact Center will work 24/7. It will offer full banking / transactional customer services on December ...
12/30/2020Armenia to face third wave of COVID-19 in second half of January – health minister
... the total number of cases. He also noted that vaccinations and the emergence of immunity will lead to the seasonality of the disease, as in the case of other diseases. The minister also called on citizens to be more attentive to food and alcohol on New Year holidays in order to exclude accidents, not to burden hospitals and, given the epidemiological situation, to minimize contacts. The state of emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic was in force in Armenia for six months - from March 16 to September ...
12/30/2020Armenians to have week-long New Year holidays
New Year's holidays in Armenia will start on December 31 and will last until January 7 inclusive, the head of the public relations department of the Armenian government Armen Khachatryan said today. YEREVAN, December 23. /ARKA/. New Year's holidays in Armenia will start on December 31 and will last until January 7 inclusive, the head of the public relations department of the Armenian government Armen Khachatryan said today. "Since there is no new government decision regarding non-working...
12/23/2020Extra AMD 325 million sent to Armenia's government budget over new year holidays as tax revenue - Pashinyan
Extra 325 million drams have come to Armenia's government budget over New Year holidays as tax revenue, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Wednesday at a Q&A session in the National Assembly. YEREVAN, January 23. /ARKA/. Extra 325 million drams have come to Armenia's government budget over New Year holidays ...
01/23/2020Some 14,662 people visited museums during New Year holidays in Armenia
Some 14,662 people visited the museums in the capital city Yerevan during the New Year holidays, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on his Facebook page. YEREVAN, January 10. /ARKA/. Some 14,662 people visited the museums in the capital city Yerevan during the New Year holidays, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan ...
01/10/2020Some 95 people in Armenia suffered from explosions of firecrackers and fireworks on New Year holidays
Some 95 people in Armenia suffered from explosions of firecrackers and fireworks on New Year holidays that ran from December 31 to January 7, and had to ask for medical assistance, the press service of the Ministry of Health reported. YEREVAN, January 8. /ARKA/. Some 95 people in Armenia suffered from explosions of firecrackers ...
01/08/2020Armenian police uncover 189 crimes during New Year holidays
Armenian police said in a statement today they uncovered a total of 189 crimes during the New Year holidays between December 31 and January 8, including 6 crimes, which had been committed earlier. YEREVAN, January 8. /ARKA/. Armenian police said in a statement today they uncovered a total of 189 crimes during the New Year holidays between ...
01/08/2020New Year holidays in Armenia to run from December 31 to January 8
New Year holidays in Armenia will begin on December 31st and will last until January 7th inclusive, Armen Khachatryan, the acting chief of Public Relations Department of the Armenian Government said. YEREVAN, December 17. /ARKA/. New Year holidays ...
12/17/2019VTB Bank (Armenia) announces annual New Year campaign to promote one of its deposit types
... designed to promote one of its deposit types called Profitable. The campaign dubbed "Beneficial New Year" will be running from November 22 to December 30 inclusive and will give the bank's customers a chance to double their income after the New Year holidays. The bank said those customers who will place the Profitable deposit in Armenian drams for one year with interest to be received at the end of the deposit term, will be able to take advantage of the increased annual interest rate of ...
11/27/2019Yerevan municipality employees receive $977,000 as bonuses ahead of New Year holidays
Yerevan Mayor Hayk Marutyan, allocated ahead of New Year and Christmas holidays bonuses to 1,628 employees that totaled AMD 474 million (more than USD 977,000), Hakob Karapetyan, the spokesman of the municipality, reports on his Facebook page. YEREVAN, January 23. /ARKA/. Yerevan Mayor Hayk Marutyan, allocated ahead of New Year and Christmas holidays bonuses to 1,628 employees that totaled AMD 474 million (more than USD 977,000), Hakob Karapetyan, the spokesman of the municipality, reports...
01/23/2019Armenia’s State Revenue Committee to tighten control over cash registers
... while new cash registers will offer a larger toolkit to activate POS terminal features on cash registers. He said the priorities for next year are installment of new cash registers and urging citizens to demand cash register receipts. He said ahead of New Year holidays, the number of complaints about the refusal of economic entities to provide receipts has increased, making the Committee use all administrative tools to exercise tighter control. "Today we have only 500 employees, while there are ...
12/27/2018Exclusive opportunity to raise relations between government and entrepreneurs to new level already exists in Armenia - Pashinyan
Ahead of New Year holidays Armenian Acting Prime Minster Nikol Pashinyan hosted a reception of the country’s business people, the press office of the government reported on Monday. YEREVAN, December 25. /ARKA/. Ahead of New Year holidays Armenian Acting ...
12/25/2018Direct flights between Yerevan and Kazan to be operated on New Year holidays
Three direct flights between Yerevan and Kazan will be operated during New Year holidays, KP-Kazan reports. YEREVAN, December 18. /ARKA/. Three direct flights between Yerevan and Kazan will be operated during New Year holidays, KP-Kazan reports. The first departure from Kazan is scheduled on December 30 at 16:30 ...
12/18/2018VTB Bank (Armenia), jointly with Visa International Payment System, launches new campaign called #newyearshopping
Ahead of the New Year holidays, VTB Bank (Armenia), jointly with Visa International Payment System, has launched a new campaign called #newyearshopping, which encourages people to make cashless payments and to get a chance to become a holder of one of the five happy ...
12/17/2018VTB Bank (Armenia) launches its annual loan campaign ahead of New Year holidays
VTB Bank (Armenia), in an effort to ease their financial burden connected with New Year expenses, offers again its usual annual product ‘New Year Loan’, which allows borrowers to formalize a consumer loan at a super low interest rate, the bank’s press office reported on Wednesday. YEREVAN, December 5. /ARKA/. VTB Bank (Armenia), in an effort to ease their financial burden connected with New Year expenses, offers again its usual annual product ‘New Year Loan’, which allows borrowers to formalize...
12/05/2018VTB Bank (Armenia) and RESO insurance company offer new insurance product for all travel lovers
Ahead of the New Year holidays, VTB Bank (Armenia) and RESO insurance company have developed a new insurance product designed for all travel lovers, dubbed ‘Safe Holiday,” which, according to the bank, will provide customers with the ‘pleasant feelings of security,...
11/19/2018Estimated incidence of influenza-associated severe acute respiratory infections in Armenia is low
... years old. According to her, all hospitals and medical personnel have had special training courses and are ready for the flu season. She said the incidence of influenza-associated severe acute respiratory infections in Armenia begin to rise after the New Year holidays and this period lasts until the third decade of February. –0-
10/25/2018VTB Bank (Armenia) raises interest rate on deposits in drams to 10 percent
... raised the interest rate on deposits in Armenian drams to 10%, saying the move applies to deposits placed for a period of one year. ‘We offer the most favorable terms for reliable and profitable saving. Customers can start saving for tuition fees, New Year holidays, etc., while the bank, in its turn, will increase customer’s money in the form of higher interest,’ the bank said in a press release. VTB Bank (Armenia) offers a wide range of deposits: with high yield, but without the possibility ...
06/26/2018Food and other poisoning cases increase during New Year holidays
Some 46 cases of food, alcohol and natural gas poisoning have been reported in Armenia from January 1 to January 15, the country’s chief toxicologist Mikael Gabrielyan revealed today, saying that the number was up from 31 such cases reported for the same time span of 2017. YEREVAN, January 15. /ARKA/. Some 46 cases of food, alcohol and natural gas poisoning have been reported in Armenia from January 1 to January 15, the country’s chief toxicologist Mikael Gabrielyan revealed today, saying that...
01/15/2018Price hike rocks Armenia’s egg market
... December 21. /ARKA/. In recent days, egg prices in Armenia’s supermarkets started growing because of egg shortage in the country, Zhoghovurd (People) reported on Thursday referring to economy entities. According to the newspaper, every year ahead of New Year holidays, demand for eggs sharply rises. Local producers can’t cater for the demand and therefore it becomes necessary to import eggs. It is not known why this year economic entities don’t import as many eggs as necessary. The paper says ...
12/21/2017Armenia residents to enjoy long New Year holidays for last time
YEREVAN, December 14. /ARKA/. At their regular meeting held Thursday, the Armenian cabinet ministers gave their approval to the idea to cut New Year holidays. YEREVAN, December 14. /ARKA/. At their regular meeting held Thursday, the Armenian cabinet ministers gave their approval to the idea to cut New Year holidays. The government-proposed amendments to the law on holidays and memorable ...
12/14/2017Top ten products with prices raised ahead of New Year holidays
... /ARKA/. Price hikes at Armenia’s food market in November has aroused public outcry. The price rise is very painful for the population of the country, where poverty rate stands at 29.4% and salaries are low. Things are aggravated by preparations for New Year holidays. As a rule, food prices soar in Armenia ahead of New Year holidays, but this time they start going up far earlier. The National Statistical Service of Armenia has released consumer prices’ indexes for a period between January and ...
12/13/2017New Year holidays in Armenia may be curtailed
The Armenian government intends to cut New Year holidays. YEREVAN, December 13. /ARKA/. The Armenian government intends to cut New Year holidays. The government-proposed amendments to the law on holidays and memorable days will be discussed at the next cabinet meeting on Thursday and ...
12/13/2017Syunik and Artsakh residents to enjoy TaTever ropeway’s special offer
... movement in winter season. The ropeway will service passengers from Tuesday to Sunday at 10:00 to 18:00 this winter, while before it operated only on weekends and holidays. The final working day for the ropeway this year will be December 29. After New Year holidays, it will resume operating on January 6. TaTever ropeway was built in 2010 as part of IDeA Foundation’s “Revival of Tatev” project. The ropeway was officially launched on October 16, 2010, in the presence of a hundred of guests ...
11/30/2017No egg shortage expected in Armenia ahead of New Year holidays
... increase a great deal after the first ten days of December. It is expected to reach 2,700 boxes of eggs a day, while daily consumption in the country is only 2,200 boxes today. It means the output will fully cater for the population’s demand ahead of New Year holidays. Experts say Domestic output shrank in November because the import of hatching eggs was ceased for quarantine, and this has driven egg prices up at domestic market. The state anti-trust agency said after monitoring the market that ...
11/29/2017VTB Bank (Armenia ) and Visa announce #when dreams come true special offer
Ahead of the New Year holidays, the Yerevan-based VTB Bank (Armenia) and Visa, the world leader in digital payments, have urged all Visa card holders to participate in their special campaign called #when the dreams come true. YEREVAN, November 24. /ARKA/....
11/24/2017Regulator to monitor Armenian fruit and vegetable market to find GMO
... State Food Safety Agency of Armenia will monitor the country’s market of fruits and vegetables to search GMO in products, the agency’s press office reported on Tuesday. Taking into account certain increase in sales of fruits and vegetables ahead of New Year holidays, the agency will tighten its grip on the country’s border and markets. As many as 500 varieties of commodities will be examined. --0---
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