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Pashinyan's participation in EEU summit will be full-format, but in videoconference mode - Kremlin representative
... participation,’ the Kremlin spokesman said. Earlier, Pashinyan announced that he would not participate in the informal summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) to be held in St Petersburg on 25 December. Pashinyan said he tested positive for COVID-19 on 23 December, and worked from home on 24-25 December.
12/25/2024Pashinyan bows out of CIS summit in Saint Petersburg due to COVID-19
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that he tested positive for COVID-19 on December 23. YEREVAN, December 25. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that he tested positive for COVID-19 on December 23. "On December 23 and 24, I was in isolation and worked from home. By December 25, ...
12/25/2024Epidemiologist evaluates the risk of a “mild covid” epidemic in Armenia
... Russians about a “mild covid epidemic”, where patients experience severe body aches, headaches, and lethargy with a temperature of around 37.5°C, have been circulating on social media for several weeks now. According to Hovhannisyan, the risk of COVID-19 spreading in Armenia has been minimized due to the large-scale efforts carried out in recent years. “Nevertheless, monitoring and surveillance activities continue. We are now treating COVID-19 as a common acute respiratory viral infection,” ...
12/20/2024What are ETFs and can Armenian investors become their shareholders?
Narek Gharibyan, Head of Brokerage Department at Unibank Invest, on ETFs YEREVAN, July 26. /ARKA/. An investment boom has been going on in the world for several years already caused by the fact that ordinary citizens have gained access to the stock and bond markets. This trend has reached Armenia as well, and our citizens have started to think about how and where to invest their money. In this context, many people are attracted by the advantages offered by ETFs - Exchange Traded Funds, although...
07/26/2024Wealth of five richest men doubles since 2020 as five billion people made poorer in "decade of division," says Oxfam
... by 96 major corporations between July 2022 and June 2023, $82 was paid out to rich shareholders. “Monopolies harm innovation and crush workers and smaller businesses. The world hasn’t forgotten how pharma monopolies deprived millions of people of COVID-19 vaccines, creating a racist vaccine apartheid, while minting a new club of billionaires,” said Behar. People worldwide are working harder and longer hours, often for poverty wages in precarious and unsafe jobs. The wages of nearly 800 million ...
01/16/2024Vaccinations against chicken pox and coronavirus will be added to Armenia's National Vaccination Calendar
Starting from 2024 vaccinations against chicken pox will be added to Armenia's National Vaccination Calendar in stages. Besides, Covid-19 vaccinations will be included in the calendar for risk groups. YEREVAN, November 23. /ARKA/. Starting from 2024 vaccinations against chicken pox will be added to Armenia's National Vaccination Calendar in stages. Besides, Covid-19 vaccinations will ...
11/23/2023Some 16,401 people died in Armenia in January-August, 11.1% yoy decline -NSC
... decrease of 0.2%). Other causes of death include respiratory diseases (8.9% or 1,458 people, down 13.2%), digestive diseases (4.7% or 773 people, up 1.3%), and external causes (4.3% or 697 people, up 3.7%). There was a radical decrease in deaths due to covid-19, with 37 people dying from the virus in 8 months (0.2%, a decline of 94.9%). -0-
10/05/2023Armenian Ministry of Health reports detection of a new strain of omicron - acrux
... more than a week earlier. The number of positive test results has also increased reaching 29.1% of the total number of tests (28.4% last week). To prevent the spread of coronavirus and acute respiratory diseases citizens should get vaccines against Covid-19 and seasonal influenza, to consult a doctor in case of characteristic symptoms. According to WHO, the incidence of COVID-19 is increasing globally, and hospitalizations due to several omicron sub strains are increasing in Europe with sub strains ...
09/13/2023Armenian Health Ministry reports increase in coronavirus morbidity rate
... explained by early diagnosis of the disease: in Armenia, all patients with symptoms of acute respiratory diseases must be tested for COVID-19. She also did not rule out the possibility of an increase in the incidence of the disease due to weather conditions. ... ... take timely measures. At the moment we do not have a sharp intensification of morbidity," she said. The expert noted that vaccination against coronavirus is being carried out in polyclinics Vaccination against influenza will also start soon. According ...
09/06/2023Armenian citizens from now on will be able to travel to Georgia with ID-cards
... to the available data, the number of visits from Armenia to Georgia has been growing in recent years. In particular, in 2011 about 562 thousand Armenians visited the neighbor country, in 2019 - 1 million 365 thousand people. But in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of visits from Armenia to Georgia dropped significantly to 260 thousand. --0---0-
06/26/2023Disagreements with partners in construction of North-South corridor being reconciled – minister
... transportation of goods in the Euro-Asian communication. The role of the North-South ITC increases significantly in the context of the formation of new logistics and the recovery of international transport and logistics chains after the shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic. Providing the shortest freight transportation distances between the Eurasian Economic Union countries and South Asia, East Africa and the Middle East, the North-South ITC provides the logistics choice of one of three delivery routes ...
05/30/2023About 2.3 million doses of coronavirus vaccines administered in Armenia - Ministry of Health
Around 2.3 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines were administered in Armenia as of March 31, Health Minister Anahit Avanesyan said at a parliamentary session on Friday. YEREVAN, April 21. /ARKA/. Around 2.3 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines were administered in Armenia as of ...
04/21/2023New strain of Omicron nicknamed 'kraken' detected in Armenia
The latest strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus driving up cases of Covid-19, called XBB.1.5, and nicknamed "kraken," has been detected in Armenia, Hripsime Khachatryan, the press secretary of the Armenian Ministry of Health, told Novosti-Armenia news agency. YEREVAN, March 31. /ARKA/. The latest strain ...
03/31/2023Armenian citizens will be able to visit Georgia with ID cards
... to the available data, the number of visits from Armenia to Georgia has been growing in recent years. In particular, in 2011 about 562 thousand Armenians visited the neighbour country, in 2019 - 1 million 365 thousand people. But in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of visits from Armenia to Georgia dropped significantly to 260 thousand visitors. --0--
01/12/2023World Bank expects Armenian economy to grow by 4.1% in 2023 and by 4.8% in 2024
... disruptions caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to the report. Given fragile economic conditions, any new adverse development—such as higher-than-expected inflation, abrupt rises in interest rates to contain it, a resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic, or escalating geopolitical tensions—could push the global economy into recession. This would mark the first time in more than 80 years that two global recessions have occurred within the same decade. The global economy is projected ...
01/10/2023Thirty-seven Covid-19 cases and two deaths recorded in Armenia last week
... reported. YEREVAN, December 26. /ARKA/. Armenian health authorities recorded 37 new cases of coronavirus from December 19 to December 25, down from 53 new cases recorded a week earlier, the Health Ministry reported. It said two people died from COVID-19 last week. No COVID-19 deaths were reported the previous week. According to the ministry, 1,023 PCR-tests were performed last week and 46 people recovered. Also, 232 COVID-19 infected citizens are still undergoing treatment. During the whole ...
12/26/2022Some 53 new coronavirus cases registered in Armenia during past week, no deaths reported
... of Health reported. YEREVAN, December 12. /ARKA/. Armenian health authorities recorded 53 new cases of coronavirus from December 5 to 11 in the country, down from 91 such cases recorded a week earlier, the Ministry of Health reported. It said no Covid-19 deaths were reported during that time span (two people died during the previous week). According to the ministry, some 2,930 PCR tests were performed last week and 89 people infected with the disease recovered. As many as 247 Covid-19 infected ...
12/12/2022Mirzoyan: Armenia's ambassador to Hungary to be appointed soon
... Armenian prisoners of war from Azerbaijan. Representatives of the Hungarian authorities personally went to Baku and returned to Yerevan together with five prisoners," Mirzoyan said. Mirzoyan noted that Hungary's assistance in the fight against Covid-19 and assistance to Armenian churches and schools cannot be overlooked. "When all this is weighed up, it seems to me that the choice must be made in the direction of positivity and the future, which has been done. You will soon hear about ...
12/07/2022Birth and death rates down in Armenia in 2022
... circulatory system, 8.8% less than in the same period in 2021. Other causes of death were neoplasms (19% or 4,294 people, a decrease of 3.9%), respiratory diseases (8.9% or 2,006 people, down 6%), digestive diseases (4.2% or 951 people, down 4.4%) and COVID-19 (3.5% or 799 people, down 78.4%). -0- -0-
12/05/2022Armenian health authorities recorded 91 new cases of coronavirus last week
... YEREVAN, December 5. /ARKA/. Armenian health authorities recorded 91 new cases of coronavirus from November 28 to December 4, down from 106 new cases recorded a week earlier, the Ministry of Health reported. Two people were said to have died from COVID-19 during the reporting week (one COVID-19 death had been recorded a week earlier). According to the ministry, some 2,386 PCR tests were performed last week and 113 infected people recovered. As many as 283 COVID-19 infected people are still undergoing ...
12/05/2022One person died from Covid-19 in Armenia last week
... November 28. /ARKA/. Armenian health authorities recorded 106 new cases of coronavirus from November 21 to 27, down from 118 new cases recorded the week before, the Ministry of Health reported. It said during the reporting week one person died from Covid-19 (no deaths were registered in the previous three weeks). According to the ministry, some 1,917 PCR tests were performed last week and 123 people recovered. Also, 301 Covid-19 infected citizens are still undergoing treatment. Overall, some 445,...
11/28/2022No deaths from Covid- 19 in Armenia for third week in a row - Ministry of Health
No deaths from Covid-19 were reported in Armenia from November 14 to November 20, the Ministry of Health reported. No such deaths were reported during the previous two weeks either, YEREVAN, November 21. /ARKA/. No deaths from Covid-19 were reported in Armenia ...
11/21/2022The number of new weekly cases of coronavirus in Armenia drops to 116
... reported. YEREVAN, November 14. /ARKA/. Armenian health authorities recorded 116 new cases of coronavirus in a time span from November 7 to 13, down from 155 new cases recorded a week earlier, the Health Ministry reported. It said no persons died from Covid-19 during the reporting week (no Covid-19 deaths were reported the previous week either). According to the ministry, some 1,578 PCR tests were performed last week and 158 people recovered from the disease. Also, 333 Covid-19 infected citizens are ...
11/14/2022Armenia’s birth and death rates down in 9 months of 2022
... the same period in 2021. Some 3,863 people (18.8%) died from neoplasms. This number represents 3.6% drop year-on-year. Other causes of death were respiratory diseases (9% or 1,862 people, up 3.4%), digestive diseases (4.2% or 865 people, down 3.4%), Covid-19 (3.8% or 777 people, down 73.3%). Thus, the natural population increase in Armenia during the reporting period amounted to 5,914 people or 70.8% of the same period in 2021 and 14% of the same period in 2020. -0-
11/07/2022The number of new coronavirus cases increased in Armenia during the week
... Ministry of Health reported. YEREVAN, November 7. /ARKA/. Armenian health authorities recorded 155 new cases of coronavirus from October 31 to November 6, up from 142 new cases recorded the previous week, the Ministry of Health reported. It said no Covid-19 deaths were reported during that time span. Three people had been reported to have died the previous work. According to the ministry, 1,839 PCR tests were performed last week and 153 people recovered. As many as 375 Covid-19 infected people are ...
11/07/2022Covid-19 cases continue to decline in Armenia
... reported. YEREVAN, October 31. /ARKA/. Armenian health authorities recorded 142 new cases of coronavirus from October 24 to October 30, down from 231 new cases recorded a week earlier, the Ministry of Health reported. It said three people died from COVID-19 during the reporting week (no such deaths were reported during the previous week). According to the ministry, some 2,301 PCR tests were performed last week and 278 infected people recovered. A total of 373 COVID-19 infected citizens are still ...
10/31/2022Coronavirus cases on decline in Armenia; no deaths reported last week
... Ministry of Health reported. YEREVAN, October 24. /ARKA/. Some 231 new cases of coronavirus were recorded by Armenian health authorities from October 17 to 23, down from 387 new cases recorded a week earlier, the Ministry of Health reported. It said no Covid-19 caused deaths were recorded during the reporting week. Six such deaths were reported the previous week. According to the ministry, 3, 034 PCR tests were performed last week and 415 people with Covid-19 were found to have recovered. As many as ...
10/24/2022Coronavirus cases decrease in Armenia - 387 cases recorded during past week
... YEREVAN, October 17. /ARKA/. Armenian health authorities recorded 387 new cases of coronavirus in the time span from October 10 to October 16, down from 697 new cases recorded a week earlier, the Ministry of Health reported. It said six people died from COVID-19 during the reporting week, down from nine Covid-19 deaths reported the previous week. According to the ministry, 3,108 PCR tests were performed last week and 791 people recovered. As many as 699 people infected with COVID-19 are still undergoing ...
10/17/2022Acba Bank invests in all sectors of economy providing more than 173 billion 350 million drams in loans (video)
The Acba Bank has considerably improved all key indicators this year continuing to invest with great intensity in all sectors of the economy, the bank's press service reported. YEREVAN, October 13. /ARKA/. The Acba Bank has considerably improved all key indicators this year continuing to invest with great intensity in all sectors of the economy, the bank's press service reported. It said in the first 8 months of 2022, the amount of loans provided by the bank to all branches of the economy...
10/13/2022IMF revises upwards its forecast for Armenia’s growth in 2022
... activity is experiencing a broad-based and sharper-than-expected slowdown, with inflation higher than seen in several decades. The cost-of-living crisis, tightening financial conditions in most regions, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the lingering COVID-19 pandemic all weigh heavily on the outlook. Global growth is forecast to slow from 6.0 percent in 2021 to 3.2 percent in 2022 and 2.7 percent in 2023. This is the weakest growth profile since 2001 except for the global financial crisis and the ...
10/12/2022New Covid-19 cases declining in Armenia
... 1,251 people recovered. A total of 1,116 Covid-19 infected people are still undergoing treatment. Overall, 444,482 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Armenia and 432,811 of the infected have recovered. The coronavirus killed 8,700 people. Also,... ... since the start of the pandemic 3,220,025 PCR tests have been carried out. According to the ministry, some 2,260,219 coronavirus vaccinations have been administered in Armenia, with 1,150,596 people receiving the first dose, 1,025,351 receiving the second ...
10/10/2022Twelve new medical centers under construction in Armenia–minister
... is not disappearing. According to all our forecasts, it will not disappear from now on, but will become an endemic disease and will have periods of activation during the year," she said. She stressed that today a Pfizer vaccine is available for vaccination against COVID-19 "In the process (of vaccination) some drugs are running out, new ones are coming in. We are not currently tasked with providing all types of vaccines, as there is no need to do so. The main thing is vaccine availability, which is secured,...
10/06/2022Armenia's birthrate down 2.2% over 8 months of 2022; death rate down 11%
... in 2021. The second most common cause of death were neoplasms (18.6% or 3,457 people, a decrease of 3.1%). Other causes of death also include respiratory diseases (9.1% or 1,685 people, up 5.6%), digestive diseases (4.2% or 775 people, down 3.2%) and Covid-19 (3.9% or 726 people, down 70.7%). -0-
10/05/2022World Bank improves forecast for Armenia's economic growth in 2022 to 7% and worsens for 2023
... better-than-expected GDP outturns, with activity supported by high energy prices and fiscal support in Azerbaijan, as well as robust domestic demand in all three economies (Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia) in the first half of the year. The easing of COVID-19 restrictions, as well as a surge in money transfers from Russia, have fueled the pick-up in domestic demand and subsequently inflation. Inflation has also increased alongside high prices for imports, food, and fuel. Growth in 2023 is anticipated ...
10/05/2022Coronavirus incidence in Armenia drops below 1,000 cases in one week - Ministry of Health
... October 3. /ARKA/. Armenian health authorities recorded 910 new cases of coronavirus from September 26 to October 2, down from 1,431 cases recorded a week earlier, the Ministry of Health reported. It said during the reporting week, eight people died from Covid-19 (4 people died during the previous week). According to the Ministry, 4,850 PCR tests were performed between September 26 and October 2 with 1,368 infected people having recovered. As many as 1,684 Covid-19 infected people are still undergoing ...
10/03/2022Covid-19 cases down in Armenia to 1,431
... Health reported. YEREVAN, September 26. /ARKA/. Some 1,431 new cases of coronavirus were recorded in Armenia from September 19 to September 25, down from 2,142 cases recorded a week earlier, the Ministry of Health reported. Four people died from Covid-19 during the reporting week (10 people died during the previous week). According to the Ministry of Health, some 5,523 PCR tests were performed on September 19-25. Also, some 2,133 people recovered. As many as 2,307 COVID-19 infected people are ...
09/26/2022Ten people die from Covid-19 in Armenia past week
... authorities recorded 2,142 new cases of coronavirus from September 12 to 18, down from 2,575 new cases recorded a week earlier, the Ministry of Health said today.<br> </p> <p> It said during the reporting week, 10 people died from COVID-19 (seven people died during the previous week). </p> <p> According to the ministry, 6,486 PCR tests were performed on September 12-18 and 2,528 infected people recovered. As many as 3,014 Covid-19 infected people are still undergoing ...
09/19/2022EBRD inflation analysis close to forecast by Central Bank of Armenia - Head of EBRD
... forecasts of inflation, but I can confirm that our internal analyses are very close to those of Armenian Central Bank', EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso said in an exclusive interview to Novosti-Armenia news agency. 'Inflation is high everywhere. Post Covid-19 supply bottlenecks produced strong inflationary pressures in 2021, and the war on Ukraine further accelerated these processes. In Armenia, inflation has been slowing down during the last two months, and stood at 9.1 per cent in August,' Ms. Renaud-Basso ...
09/16/2022Russian IT developer Bercut offers new opportunities for Armenian financial market
The COVID-19 pandemic that nearly swept the entire world pushed all sectors of economy to accelerate digitalization. YEREVAN, September 16, /ARKA/. The COVID-19 pandemic that nearly swept the entire world pushed all sectors of economy to accelerate digitalization....
09/16/2022Some 2,575 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Armenia during week, 7 people died
Armenian health authorities recorded 2,575 new cases of Covid-19 from September 5 to 11, up from 2,329 new cases recorded a week earlier, the Ministry of Health reported. YEREVAN, September 12. /ARKA/. Armenian health authorities recorded 2,575 new cases of Covid-19 from September 5 to 11, up from 2,329 ...
09/12/2022Pashinyan: there are concerns that situation in Ukraine may lead to destabilization in South Caucasus
... South Caucasus is not very stable. "We went through a war in 2020 and the situation now is similar. When Azerbaijan started that war, all the attention of the international community, including Russia, was focused on the problems related to the COVID-19 pandemic. We hope that in close partnership with Russia and our partners we will be able to manage this situation and keep the regional situation under control," he said, noting that it is important, among other things, for global security....
09/07/2022Armenia’s death rate drops by 11.1 percent
... because of circulatory system diseases, 3.8% less than during the same period in 2021. The second cause of deaths were neoplasms (9.2% or 2,998 people, a decrease of 3.7%). Other causes of death were respiratory diseases (9.2% or 1,524 people, up 7.6%), COVID-19 (4.2% or 698 people, down 69.3%) and digestive diseases (4.1% or 688 people, down 6.6%). -0-
09/06/2022Seven people died from Covid-19 in Armenia last week amid growing number of infections
... YEREVAN, September 5. /ARKA/. Armenian health authorities recorded 2,329 new cases of coronavirus from August 29 to September 4, up from 2,124 recorded a week earlier, the Ministry of Health reported. It said another 3, 016 citizens infected with COVID-19 are currently undergoing treatment. During the reporting week, 6,376 PCR tests were performed, 2 043 people recovered during the period and 7 died (as many as the previous week). Some 436,727 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the country ...
09/05/2022Armenia reports increased number of Covid-19 infections
... said today. YEREVAN, August 29. /ARKA/. Armenian health authorities recorded 2,124 new cases of coronavirus from August 22 to 28, up from 1,913 cases recorded a week earlier, the Ministry of Health said today. It said the number of active cases of Covid-19 stands now at 2,745. During the reporting week, some 6,131 PCR tests were performed. According to the Ministry of Health, 1,788 people recovered during the period, 7 died (5 people died during the previous week). Some 434,398 cases of COVID-19 ...
08/29/2022Deputy Minister warns of new waves of coronavirus in autumn
... YEREVAN, August 22. /ARKA/. Armenia’s first deputy minister of health Lena Nanushyan has warned today that a new wave of Covid-19 is possible in the autumn if precautions are not taken. "Compared to what we had several months ago, the current ... ..., people returning from foreign travels can spread the infection in the workplace," she said. Nanushyan noted also that vaccinations certainly prevent severe course of the disease and deaths, but because of the constant mutations of the virus, "there ...
08/22/2022Five people die from Covid-19 in Armenia in one week
... YEREVAN, August 22. /ARKA/. Armenian health authorities recorded 1,913 new cases of coronavirus in a time span from August 15 to 21, up from 1,713 cases recorded a week earlier, the Ministry of Health reported. It said some 2,417 citizens infected with Covid-19 are currently undergoing treatment. During the reporting week, 6,523 PCR tests were performed. Also, 1,663 people recovered during that period of time and five people died, down from 6 deaths from the infection reported the previous week. A total ...
08/22/2022Largest world sovereign wealth fund loses $174 billion in first half of 2022
... rates, high inflation and Russia's "special military operation' in Ukraine. In the first quarter of 2022, the fund lost $74 billion on the background of the "special operation" in Ukraine and the quarantine in China due to the outbreak of COVID-19. In late February, the Norwegian government announced that the fund would get rid of Russian assets. At the end of 2021, Russian securities in the fund's portfolio, according to Reuters, were valued at 25 billion Norwegian kroner ($2.83 billion) ...
08/17/2022Armenian health authorities confirm 1,713 news cases of Covid-19 in one week
Armenian health authorities recorded 1,713 new cases of COVID-19 from August 8 to August 14, down from 1,849 recorded a week earlier. YEREVAN, August 15. /ARKA/. Armenian health authorities recorded 1,713 new cases of COVID-19 from August 8 to August 14, down from 1,849 recorded a week earlier. According ...
08/15/2022Armenian health authorities confirm 1,849 news cases of Covid-19 in one week
As of August 7, 2022 Armenian health authorities administered a total of 2,232,695 doses of Covid-19 vaccines, the Ministry of Health reported. YEREVAN, August 8. /ARKA/. As of August 7, 2022 Armenian health authorities administered a total of 2,232,695 doses of Covid-19 vaccines, the Ministry of Health reported. It said some 1,142,970 people ...
08/08/2022Armenian health authorities administer 2,229,502 doses of coronavius vaccines
As of July 31, Armenian health authorities administered a total of 2,229,502 doses of Covid-19 vaccines, the Ministry of Health reported. YEREVAN, August 1. /ARKA/. As of July 31, Armenian health authorities administered a total of 2,229,502 doses of Covid-19 vaccines, the Ministry of Health reported. It said some 1,142,105 people received ...
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