Armenia
The Executive Board of the IMF has approved the new three-year preventive program for Armenia for 171.1 million USD
On December 12, 2022, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved the new three-year program for Armenia: 128.8 million special borrowing rights with a volume of about 171.1 million USD. The initial program will have a preventive nature, and the borrowed funds will be directed to meet the RA economy's external (balance of payments) financing needs caused by possible future shocks.
An operational headquarters was established in Syunik governor's office
The Syunik Governor's Office reports, "To coordinate the work of solving the problems arising for passengers due to the closure of the Armenia-Artsakh highway, an operational headquarters was established in the governor's office."
Stepanakert will not make unilateral concessions; RA President
The President of Artsakh, Arayik Harutyunyan, referred to the closure of the Lachin Corridor by Azerbaijan, noting that their demand is far from being called environmental.
New digital tools will be introduced in children and social protection
On the initiative of the Yerevan Municipality, a workshop of children and social protection specialists was organized by the "Data for Impact (D4I)" program of the US Agency for International Development.
Railways of Armenia and Georgia agreed on cooperation in 2023
A few days ago, a meeting between Davit Peradze, General Director of "Georgian Railway," and Alexey Melnikov, General Director of "South Caucasus Railway," was held in Tbilisi, during which the cooperation plans of the companies for 2023 were outlined.