Economy
06/04/2019 11:49Four-sided meeting scheduled in Tehran to discuss power and gas transit cooperationThe results and proposals voiced during the meeting-discussion will be presented at the ministerial meeting in Tehran on June 16-18 after which the further steps and works for the implementation of the project will be specified.
05/04/2019 21:48High-level roundtable tackles sustainable financing for entrepreneurs in ArmeniaArthur Javadyan, Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia, added: “We are proud to see that EFSE’s portfolio is continuously growing both in value and in the number of partner lending institutions in Armenia. As of today, we can state that the results gained from the type of programs offered by EFSE are pleasing. We are looking forward to the further extension of our collaboration.”
05/04/2019 21:19Spayka CEO not arrested, court to make decision on April 8Lawyer Samvel Simonyan told Aysor.am that the court will publish the decision on April 8.
05/04/2019 16:24Spayka company director describes developments as SRC’s persecution“As owner of the company I made compromises but the company was going to bankrupt. The SRC closed the case. They have copied the servers, they took a car of documents. We were in permanent communication with the investigator, we acted openly and were always available,” the CEO said.
05/04/2019 14:20Spayka CEO charged with big amount of tax evasionIn particular, the company presented false documents at customs service while importing products in the period from 01/01/2015-11/01/2016 presenting the products under the name of other product which are free of customs fee and value added tax.
05/04/2019 11:45Armenian PM takes trip to Gyumri via new Yerevan-Gyumri high-speed train (video)In live video on Facebook, Pashinyan toured in the train, showed the accommodations and familiarized with the trip details.
04/04/2019 17:30Fruitful, favorable agricultural year expected: Hrach BerberyanBerberyan reminded that the hail bringing clouds penetrate to Armenia mainly from Mediterranean Sea with Aragatsotn, Armavir, Shirak regions and Baghramyan being at main risk which means the apricot trees, the peace, grape and vegetables are endangered. He said the most secure in this regard is Ararat region.
04/04/2019 14:34Guilty in low quality work to be brought to responsibility: Pashinyan on bad quality of road construction“We will not tolerate bad quality roads. But what we see from the experience of the past year. We see that there are full pieces of roads which have won in the tenders we have announced and implemented low quality work,” the PM stated.
04/04/2019 14:05Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 pilots 'could not stop nosedive'"The crew performed all the procedures repeatedly [that were] provided by the manufacturer but were not able to control the aircraft," Ms Dagmawit said in a news conference in Addis Ababa.
04/04/2019 13:4513 programs with $146 million investment pledge approved due to government’s decisions: PMThe PM noted that in the first quarter of 2018 six programs have been approved with the investments totaling to 5 million USD and opening 140 jobs.
02/04/2019 16:05Armenian NA to conduct hearings over Armenia’s chairmanship in the EAEU“We must understand the situation in the EAEU and what developments take place there,” Melkumyan said.
02/04/2019 15:11Armenia's Economic Development Minister, U.S. Ambassador discuss opportunities for ensuring brighter future for Armenian peopleThe minister briefed the ambassador on the economic priorities of the government and stressed that the executive power has focused on the quality of economic growth which will soon have its influence on a big number of people.
02/04/2019 12:13Oil rises to five-month high on firmer China data, prospect of fresh supply curbsBrent crude rose 15 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $69.16 a barrel by 0636 GMT, having earlier touched $69.50, the highest since mid-November.
29/03/2019 11:05Moody’s rates Armenia’s upcoming economic developments positive: PashinyanMoody’s rating organization has raised Armenia’s sovereign rating forecast and banking system forecast from “stable” to “positive”, Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan wrote in Facebook.
28/03/2019 17:38Armenian parliament adopts bill on raising minimal pensionsDeputy labor and social affairs minister Smbat Saiyan said that the initiative will exclude the extreme poverty among the pensioners. The bill relates to 18,000 pensioners who currently receive lower than the set 25,500 AMD.