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Revolut, the global financial superapp with a multitude of handy features, has recently launched Revolut Lite in Armenia to enable customers in the country to make fast, free and secure money transfers in 25+ currencies – domestically and internationally – usually within one working day. Source: http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/details/308981/

Once offline, a business environment with clear game rules of competition is now transformed into a modern digital world that frequently changes its rules. To be competitive in the modern digital era means keeping the pace of changes, aligning your business model to market and customer demands, and eventually stating your reputation. So how to be successful, or what is business success? Source: http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/details/297997/

Orion Worldwide Innovations Armenia celebrated its first anniversary on June 2 with a presentation of the results of the program BAJ Accelerator, which seeks to help Armenian IT companies develop, attract millions of dollars in investments and significantly stimulate the Armenian economy. Source: http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/details/293404/

Dozens of graphic videos depicting Azerbaijani servicemen cutting off the heads of and murdering elderly Armenian men and prisoners of war started circulating online beginning from the final days of the six-week war unleashed by Baku against Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). And regardless of what the Azerbaijani President has to say about his troops “showing the highest human qualities” and being “decent” in general, hundreds of videos tell a different story, a story of murder, humiliation, marauding and a complete lack of empathy. Source: http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/details/292052/

A group of professionals and artists in Italy have joined forces to organize a series of events dedicated to Armenia, in what could be described as a spontaneous “love letter” to the country. Source: http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/details/290740/

Within a year, Armenia was struck twice. The global pandemic has impacted almost every business; for months, the country has been paralyzed with small and medium enterprises suspending operations one after the other. While it was a world problem and we had a hope to recover soon after the quarantine, the country was struck for the second time by war, the fact that was predictable but still caused a shock. The business sector that somehow survived the coronavirus pandemic and was rehabilitating, was again under attack. All resources were used for the frontline, for supporting soldiers and refugees. The war that lasted more than forty days took lives and resources; the country and every single business sector faced the fact of complete uncertainty. And now, it is time to sum up by evaluating the losses, understanding the current situation, and sharing plans for the future. Source: http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/details/288775/

The large-scale war unleashed by Azerbaijan against Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) on September 27 is an unprecedented aggression against Armenians, but the international press and foreign military officials sounded the alarm about the Azerbaijanis' determination to exterminate Armenians decades and centuries ago. Source: http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/details/286855/

Azerbaijan launched a large-scale military offensive along the Nagorno-Karabakh line of contact in the early hours of September 27. Fighting is continuing along the frontline, with Azerbaijan firing from large caliber rocket systems, targeting civilian settlements as well. Source: http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/details/285586/

People around the world are divided whether human microchipping is another way of surveillance and exploitation or a means to own your digital identity, and Armenians are no exception. The topic stirs a lot of discussion in the country as people have questions about it, and according to Jowan Österlund, a pioneer in the field of biochip implants, such conversations are common pretty much everywhere. Source: http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/details/284625/

An Armenian family – one of many – affected by the string of tragedies that has struck Lebanon in the past year is planning to leave the country to start a new life in Armenia. In the past several months, Lebanon has been trapped in the midst of the worst economic crisis in its history, and the two enormous explosions that devastated the port area of Beirut were the last straw. Source: http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/details/283736/

The recent escalation on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan may give rise to a plethora of questions, from the origin of the conflict to the periodic resumption of hostilities and a whole set of developments stemming from pretty much each other. While the Nagorno Karabakh conflict goes back many decades, folks in the West are not much aware of anything. Source: http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/details/283029/

Italian photojournalist Sergio Ramazzotti has seen the worst of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, followed the escalation of the Libyan Civil War, and has been covering the war in Afghanistan in the past 13 years. The rapidly spreading novel coronavirus, though, is particularly close to home: Italy, his native country, is among the epicenters of the pandemic today. Source: http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/details/280373/

More and more cities around the world have opted to quarantine in a bid to counter the spread of the novel coronavirus. And footage from abandoned streets that once bustled with business and passers-by resemble shots from post-apocalyptic movies. Source: http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/details/279589/

The captivating portrait of an Armenian girl with Resignation Syndrome – a disorder in which children overwhelmed by trauma slip into a coma-like state – has been shedding light on the disease after its author, Polish photographer Tomek Kaczor was nominated for the 2020 World Press Photo Of The Year. Source: http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/details/278774/

Armenia had recently come under the spotlight thanks to several major IT events that Yerevan was hosting, and David Conrad, Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer at ICANN (Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers), says the impressive Armenian Diaspora could help bring in more awareness about and investment into the country. Source: http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/details/274073/

Growing strawberries and raspberries might seem like an endeavor that’s far removed from the realm of politics. But in Armenia, one of the first countries to privatize land after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the fledgling market economy has offered greenhouse growers new opportunities to compete. Source: http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/details/272736/

With a rich cultural heritage and a big potential for growth and development, Armenia was the focus of widespread interest for an entire month when the first-ever International Contemporary Art Exhibition: Armenia 2018 (ICAE2018) was held in Yerevan from September 28 to October 25. The month-long art event was organized by Shaula International LLC, an Armenia-based consulting company, whose goal, according to co-founder and CEO Fabio Lenzi, is to promote Armenia internationally. Source: http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/details/262028/

One of the most prestigious awards in the world, the Pulitzer Prize celebrates the best in literature, journalism, music, drama, poetry. While a number of Armenian writers, journalists and reporters have won the coveted prize, by themselves or as part of a team, many others have yet to receive recognition. Source: http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/details/253561/

The last name of the fourth president of Armenia elected by the National Assembly on March 2 is Sarkissian which is a differently-spelled version of Sargsyan (both pronounced Sargsyan in Armenian). This surname is one of the most popular ones in the country’s political elite. In the different periods of the history of independent Armenia, many state figures holding top state posts bore the family name in question. Here are the eleven highest-ranking Sargsyans of Armenia today. Source: http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/details/252697/

Armen Kazaryan and Siranish Vardanyan, a married couple who moved from the Russian city of Sochi to Armenia, founded an eco-camp in Kapan, Syunik province in 2015. The venue is pretty popular among ecotourism aficionados, including cyclists, climbers and hikers from around the world. The couple have resolved to turn the initiative into a social entrepreneurship and develop Armenia’s southern communities by involving locals in the tourism market. Source: http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/details/251361/

This year’s snow art festival, a.k.a Snowman 2018, will be held for the sixth time in the Armenian resort town of Jermuk, set to attract locals and foreigners, professionals and amateurs alike for a fun and effortless entertainment and a comfortable atmosphere. So it’s about time you reserve the weekend of February 17-18 to feel the community spirit in Armenia. Source: http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/details/251334/

The Guinness Book of Records is full of incredible, unbelievable and sometimes even senseless achievements, like when a Japanese man broke the world record for the fastest 100m running on all fours or a lot of people who did all kinds of insane things using just one finger, their hair or teeth. Even ‘Game of Thrones’ is behind some pretty amazing records. Source: http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/details/250985/

A multifunctional smart crib called Cribby has been developed in Armenia, which can be controlled with a smartphone. In a conversation with PanARMENIAN.Net, Sergey Navasardyan, one of the people behind the innovative cradle, revealed that they had incubated the idea of creating such a crib for a pretty long time. The Cribby team, consisting of programmers and designers, started working on the project in the fall of 2017 and are now unveiling the prototype of the cot to the public. Source: http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/details/249912/

One of the Facebook users has posted a photo where the driver can be seen how the driver heats the bus, full of pupils, by fire. “Dilijan bus at 8.30 … A bus filled with gas … full of school children …” wrote Melina Khechikyan. Source: http://en.a1plus.am/1267958.html

At the extraordinary session of the National Assembly today, a vote was held after the discussion of 4 draft laws with the second reading. Amendments to the “Law on Profit Tax” were adopted by 67 for and 23 against votes. only the MPs of Tsarukyan Alliance were against the amendments. “Budgetary System” and the accompanying package of laws were adopted unanimously by 92 votes. Nikol Pashinyan, head of the Yelk (Way Out) faction mentioned: “I want to draw the attention of everyone to a delicacy. Unfortunately, the reputation of the National Assembly in Armenia is not so high, but, for example, this billboard is shown on news, where it is written that the number of MPs who voted for is 86, meanwhile you announce 95. I have heard people say that you evidently cheat from 7 to 8 votes.So, we think that the envelope voting experience is against the Constitution. I just want to bring to your attention the possible results and feedback.” “Very well, starting from today, I will announce that 6 Mps who are on business trips have given their votes for the draft. I would also like to encourage the news to be properly circulated so that our society knows that the right of a deputy who is on a business trip is protected so that he can express his opinion on the issues that being voted,” said Ara Babloyan, Chairman of the NA. «Õ€Õ€ քաղաքացիական Ö…Ö€Õ¥Õ¶Õ½Õ£Ö€Ö„Õ¸Ö‚Õ´» ÖƒÕ¸ÖƒÕ¸Õ­Õ¸Ö‚Õ©ÕµÕ¸Ö‚Õ¶Õ¶Õ¥Ö€Õ¨ Õ¥Ö‚Õ½ ընդունվեցին Õ´Õ«Õ¡Õ±Õ¡ÕµÕ¶: And already while discussing the draft law on “Joint Stock Companies”, Ara Babloyan reported in details how many MPs voted, how many absent votes were cast, and how many votes of the MPs were not fixed due to technical problems. As a result, thie project was unanimously adopted by 93. Amendments in the RA Civil Code were also adopted unanimously. At the end, Ara Babloyan informed that another extraordinary session of the NA would take place on December 19, at 11:00 on the initiative of the Government. Source: http://en.a1plus.am/1267956.html