News
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08.08.22
Three-Day Training-Workshop in Tsaghkadzor
A training-workshop on “Increasing the efficiency and capacity building of environmental and health measures in programs developed and implemented by communities” on August 3-5 at Writers' Union House in Tsaghkadzor.
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07.06.22
Work Meetings in the scope of the Opening Extractives Program
Armenia has made impressive progress in publishing data on the beneficial owners of companies operating under its legislation. At the beginning of 2021, publishing the information on the beneficial owners of companies in the extractive industries, Armenia then passed legislation according to which as of 2023, the requirement to disclose beneficial owners extends to companies in all spheres.
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27.04.22
EITI Multi-Stakeholder Group had Its 1st Meeting of 2022
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07.03.22
2% of Royalties will be Allocated to the Community Budgets
Contributions will be made from 2% of the royalty paid to the state budget by each mining company.
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08.11.21
MSG Working Meeting at the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure
On November 4, 2021 a MSG members working meeting was held at the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure, the subject of which was the discussion of issues related to the holding public hearings in the communities during the EIA process.
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21.10.21
1000 Large Taxpayers as of 2021 first 9 months
9 metal mining companies are on the list of 1000 largest taxpayers for 2021 first 9 months.
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06.09.21
Armenia and Latvia became first countries to publish data in line with the Beneficial Ownership Data Standard
In September, 2021 Open Ownership published an article about countries leading beneficial ownership transparency reforms.
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01.09.21
The Amended Version of the Beneficial Owners (BO) Declaration has been Adopted
On August 30, 2021 the Order of the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia No. 416-N “On Establishment of Beneficial Owners Declaration Form, Order of its Completion and Submission and Approval of the Latest BO Declaration Presented to the Agency, Defining the List of Regulated Markets with BO disclosure Adequate Criteria, as well as on Repealing of the Order of the Minister of Justice N 36-N dated 02.02.2020” was adopted.
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12.08.21
The Government Proposes to Direct 2% of Paid Royalties to the Affected Communities
Today the Government of Armenia accepted the package of laws "On Making Amendments to the Law on the Budget System of the Republic of Armenia" and "On Making Amendments to the Law on Local Self-Government", which proposes to transfer 2% of royalties paid by the subsoil users to the affected communities
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23.07.21
The 2021 EITI Armenia Annual Conference took place on 23 July
The Conference on Presentation of the EITI Armenia National Report 2019 and the Beneficial Ownership Electronic Declaration System took place at Armenia Marriott Hotel in Yerevan on 23 July 2021.
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21.07.21
EITI Armenia Annual Conference will take place on 23 July, 2021
Conference on Presentation of EITI Armenia 2019 National Report and the Beneficial Ownership Electronic Declaration System will take place on 23 July, 2021, at 11։00 am (Yerevan time, GMT +4)
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23.06.21
Who is the Beneficial Owner? The National Assembly of RA Adopted the Package of Laws on Disclosure of the Beneficial Owners in Armenia
On June 3, 2021 the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia adopted a package of laws that expands the scope of companies obliged to disclose their beneficial owners.