Armenian finance minister and IMF delegation discuss further cooperation

YEREVAN, December 10. /ARKA/. Armenian Finance Minister Atom Janjughazyan received today an IMF delegation led by Nathan Porter, head of the IMF Armenia Mission.

According to the press service of the ministry, during the meeting the parties discussed the possibilities of expanding cooperation and discussed also priorities and directions of further cooperation through development and coordination of industry strategies.

Janjughazyan spoke about a number of indicators and forecasts regarding Armenia’s state budget for 2020, noting that it is based on 2019 budget indicators. He also addressed the issues of financial risk management, attraction of investments through transparency and accountability of the budget, debt management and capital market development strategies.

The minister emphasized the importance of the programs implemented jointly with the IMF and its assistance in the context of capacity building. -0-

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