Economy
10/01/2019 12:56SRC chairman convinced in reaching consensus between government and restaurant sector representatives“We have met with the representatives of the sector and I have briefed their concerns to the acting Prime Minister. A decision has been made to meet with the PM too,” Ananyan said, expressing confidence that a consensus will be reached over the issue.
10/01/2019 12:45Alternatives searched for Lars route: acting ministerLars is not Armenian-Georgian or Armenian-Russian border, it is Russian-Georgian border that is why, as a third party, I would not like to make any comments,” the acting minister said.
10/01/2019 11:44Serious work expected to be carried out in government: Nikol Pashinyan“We are convinced that we are moving in a right way and we have received the mandate from the people. We will listen to all the viewpoints and make a more balanced decision,” he said.
09/01/2019 18:00Iran says it will reciprocate after EU sanctions IraniansThe European Union earlier said it had added two Iranian individuals and the directorate for internal security of the Iranian Ministry for Intelligence to the bloc’s terrorist list, which leads to the freezing of assets.
09/01/2019 17:45New tax burden on restaurants to result in mass growth of pricesHe said they have thoroughly presented what impact it will have on economy, starting from jobs, services, quality of products, ending with impact on agricultural sector.
09/01/2019 14:21World Bank improves forecast for 2019 GDP growth in Armenia by 0,3%According to it, Armenia’s GDP growth in 2018 has been assessed 5,3%.
09/01/2019 13:33Gazprom Armenia, Armenian government to negotiate over gas tariff until finding effective solution: acting deputy PM“The agenda of the negotiations includes the issue of rise of gas tariff for Armenia and its impact on inner consumers. According to the reached arrangement, Gazprom Armenia will not submit application on review of gas tariff,” Mher Grigoryan said.
09/01/2019 13:03Kommersant: Gazprom raises gas price for Armenia but for consumers it will remain unchangedHead of Gazprom Alexander Miller and acting deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan signed an additional contract on December 31 setting 10% higher price.
09/01/2019 11:35Oil climbs on hopes U.S., China can settle trade disputesU.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil futures CLc1 were at $50.38 per barrel at 0713 GMT, up 60 cents, or 1.2 percent, from their last settlement. That marked the first time this year that WTI has topped $50 a barrel.
08/01/2019 17:30World Bank could be a new stick to beat ChinaThe Trump administration has used various levers to put economic pressure on China. Tariffs have been imposed on about $250 billion in Chinese imports, though additional levies have been put on hold pending trade talks with Beijing. The U.S. government has also cracked down on Chinese investment in U.S. companies and boosted criminal cases against the theft of intellectual property and trade secrets.
08/01/2019 15:33Oil prices edge up on trade talk hopes and OPEC cutsU.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil futures CLc1 also climbed 55 cents, to $49.07 per barrel.
08/01/2019 12:29Petrol prices go down in ArmeniaThis is the second flow of reduction of petrol price during the holidays. Before this, the prices have lowered from 490-480 to 430-440 AMD for a liter.
08/01/2019 11:21Electricity tariff for insecure families to reduce by 10 AMD from February“A positive result has been created as a result of review of electricity prices and a decision has been made either to reduce the tariff for all by 0.37 AMD or for socially insecure families by 10 AMD. The second variant has been chosen,” he wrote.
31/12/2018 13:01Gas tariff for consumers not to grow: Armenia’s acting PM“We had talked about gas supply price for Armenia, over which we may say that we have reached arrangement,” Pashinyan said.
28/12/2018 17:58Gazprom general director, Armenia’s acting deputy PM discuss gas price issue for 2019During the meeting the parties also discussed the pace of bilateral cooperation and further development. In particular, they referred to the gas supply price for 2019.