Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Abhijit Banerjee, the 2019 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences and one of the world's leading economists, the PM's office informs.

The premier welcomed Banerjee's visit to Armenia and highlighted cooperation in policy development, program impact assessment, and some other domains. Pashinyan noted that the Armenian government is implementing large-scale reforms that cover all sectors. In this regard, he stressed the need for active dialogue and exchange of experience between various agencies of the Armenian government, the Central Bank of Armenia, and Abhijit Banerjee.

Banerjee, for his part, expressed gratitude for the warm welcome and expressed readiness to expand cooperation with Armenia’s partners in order to advance the reforms in the country more effectively.

During the meeting, views were exchanged on further cooperation.