Economy
23/06/2015 16:24Parliament of Armenia ratifies North-South Highway construction funding agreementIn his final speech the key speaker the NA deputy Artsvik Minasyan talked about the lack of trust among the public.
23/06/2015 11:29CCECC’s wish to participate in the construction project of Armenia’s southern railwayThe minister expressed the hope that the matters being discussed and the agreements being reached during such talks will contribute to the development of Armenia’s infrastructure.
23/06/2015 10:20Eurozone leaders echo hopes for Greece dealEarlier, Greece's economy minister outlined new taxes on businesses and the wealthy that he hoped would break a deadlock with creditors.
22/06/2015 15:52Armenia and Jordan to deepen economic cooperationDuring the meeting, the sides discussed development of bilateral relations.
22/06/2015 15:36The American national currency exchange rate against the Armenian dramThe exchange rate for one euro was AMD 537.37 (up by AMD 1,84), that of one British pound was AMD 750.02 (down by AMD 0.40), the rate of one Russian ruble comprising AMD 8.82 (up by AMD 0.09), according to the Central Bank of Armenia press service.
19/06/2015 16:42Armenian president visits newly opened Wikimedia office in YerevanAfterwards, the Armenian president visited the National Branch of Mir Intergovernmental TV & Radio Company. According to the governmental decree of June 18 2015, the branch has been allocated 60 million drams to reequip its earth satellite station in Yerevan.
19/06/2015 16:26We need to combine our efforts in order to advance the country. Hovik Abrahamyan“Our goal is to eliminate barriers to SMEs, enable businesses to further strengthen and consistently promote economic development. We need to combine our efforts in order to advance the country,” Hovik Abrahamyan said.
19/06/2015 14:42Government will be a partner and supporter for the IT sector. PM Hovik AbrahamyanThe DigiTech business forum is a strong boost to the economy in terms of applied technological solutions.
19/06/2015 11:10Greece crisis: Emergency summit called for MondayGreece has less than two weeks to strike a deal with its creditors or face defaulting on an existing loan.
17/06/2015 15:32The electricity tariffs will be raised by AMD 6.93per kwh against the AMD 17 requested by the Electric Networks of Armenia company“We should perform our functions in conformity with the law. We are not a politicized body to implement political tasks and defend anyone’s political interests. Of course, it is difficult for us to discuss a revision as we are aware it is a burden on every family,” Commission Chairman Robert Nazaryan said.
09/06/2015 17:53Employees of Nairit chemical plant will get their salary arrears by July 15Nairit employees staged a protest outside the government building on Tuesday, demanding a meeting with Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan. They were approached by Minister Yervand Zakharyan and then were received by Mr Abrahamyan.
09/06/2015 17:17Government completes discussions on budget expenditures financing indicative quotas for 2016-2018Chaired by Armenian Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, the government on Tuesday completed the discussions on the budget expenditures financing indicative quotas for 2016-2018, the government’s press office reports.
09/06/2015 16:56Armenian PM: Electricity tariffs will increase by 6.93 drams“Now we are calculating a possible impact on the country’s economy and population. We will try to support the beneficiaries so that they will not feel that burden,” Mr Abrahamyan said.
09/06/2015 13:48Armenian 3D studio app winner at Apple Design AwardsThe game combines stunning visuals with relaxing and captivating gameplay. On your journey to discover the right solution you will stumble upon many unexpected and infinitely varied silhouettes.
09/06/2015 09:50HSBC to cut up to 50,000 jobs, slash investment bankThe job cuts, which will affect almost a fifth of the bank's workforce, involve 25,000 staff from the expected sales of the lender's Brazil and Turkey units and 22,000-25,000 from the consolidation of IT and back office operations and branch closures.