Armenia moves to ban foreign currency home loansMarch 22, 2023 - 13:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia has decided to ban foreign currency mortgages. The National Assembly on Tuesday, March 22 approved amendments to the law, which were submitted by lawmaker Gevorg Papoyan from the ruling Civil Contract party. The deputy noted that the political majority is intending to fight against "dollarization" and "currency mentality" more decisively, given the need to ensure stability in the financial system and the risks causing economic, political and financial instability observed in the world. Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank Hovhannes Khachatryan supported the decision, maintaining that the legislative initiative will allow Armenian citizens to avoid difficulties in the future. Under new regulations, residents who don’t have foreign currency incomes should not receive loans in foreign currency. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |