Economy
26/11/2018 18:0123 million euro grant project approved by incumbent government initiated yet in 2016“It was a result of team work and I had an honor to work in the establishment that time and coordinate the work of the team being Nature Protection Minister,” he said, adding that preparation, discussions over such wide-scale project take not days or months but years.
26/11/2018 12:34Acting first deputy PM Ararat Mirzoyan to represent Armenia at EAEU inter-governmental council“With the decision of the Prime Minister I will replace him during his holiday. I am going to represent Armenia in the EAEU inter-governmental council,” Mirzoyan wrote in Facebook.
26/11/2018 11:51Time for economic revolution comes: Nikol Pashinyan“We should raise Armenia on a new political and economic level,” he said, stressing that few changes are expected in 2019.
24/11/2018 17:50Production of Armenian TVs and household appliances to be established in Armenia“I have said that household appliances production will open in Merdzavan. We hope the production of Armenian TVs and household appliances will succeed. We will assist with everything,” Pashinyan said.
23/11/2018 11:41Annual 2018 telethon gathers $11 million 109,633The annual telethon of Hayastan All-Armenian Fund that ended in Los Angeles this night gathered $11 million 109,633 donations. The slogan of this year’s telethon is “Let’s Create Together.”
23/11/2018 10:21Annual telethon gathers over $10 million, Armenia’s president, acting PM among donatorsAmong the donator is Armenia’s President Armen Sarkissian who donated his half year salary to the Fund. Armenian Prime Minister visited today the office of the Fund and donated 1 million AMD from the fund of country’s PM and 500,000 AMD from his own means.
22/11/2018 16:07Oil falls on rising U.S. inventories, OPEC talk of cut limits lossBenchmark Brent fell 67 cents to $62.82 a barrel by 0904 GMT, after dropping by as much as $1 earlier in the session. U.S. WTI fell more than a $1 before easing back to trade down 79 cents at $53.84.
22/11/2018 11:54Armenian parliament approves 2019 state budget draftArmenian National Assembly approved the 2019 state budget draft at its sitting today. The bill has been backed by 66 lawmakers, 4 voted against it and 2 abstained from voting.
22/11/2018 10:44Gudauri-Kobi road sector taking to Upper Lars closed for vehicles with trailers and semi-trailers due to heavy snowThe road is open for passenger transporting vehicles only.
21/11/2018 14:50Armenia to have big future: Acting PM“Our biggest mission is to become land for the people, for them to feel firm on this land, to straight their back and proudly head to a powerful state,” Pashinyan said, stressing that no one should believe that Armenians are small, miserable, helpless people.
21/11/2018 13:45Armenian government reaches $500 million investment pledge in industry sector: Acting PMThe acting PM stressed that if the arrangements are successfully carried out during the next year, Armenia’s economic image will change by 180 degrees.
21/11/2018 12:28Negotiations over gas tariff in process: Acting Minister“Nothing new can be said as of the moment. A task group has been set up headed by the deputy prime minister, the works and negotiations are in process. The task group views both the import tariffs and inner structural issues,” Baghramyan said.
21/11/2018 11:57Armenian Nuclear Power Plant to exploit new turbine: Acting Minister“In a few days we will put into exploitation the new turbine, the turbine generator has completely been replaced,” the acting minister said, adding that next year another turbine will be replaced too as a result the nuclear plant will work with 10% efficiency with the same fuel spending.
21/11/2018 11:45New energy market model to allow import of cheaper electricity: Acting Minister“By 2020-21 we will pass to the new model. The new market model intends setting responsibility mechanisms in producer-supplier-consumer chain,” Baghramyan said.
20/11/2018 20:04Acting PM, Cronimet Mining company Board chairman discuss investment programsDuring the meeting the interlocutors discussed issues on bilateral cooperation issues and company’s investment programs in Armenia.