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09/04/2015 10:435.1 percent inflation in the first quarter of this yearPrices of food products rose by 6.7 percent, prices of consumer goods rose by 5.8 percent and non-food products by 4.4 percent. According to the National Statistical Service, however, in total, the prices went down by 0.1 percent in March compared with February.
09/04/2015 10:26Armenia’s Ministry of Culture has decided to digitalize 16 films from Armenian cinema heritageOut of these films, five are dedicated to the Armenian Genocide. They will be digitalized by April 24.
08/04/2015 11:23Permyakov to be brought to Yerevan todayRussian serviceman Valery Permyakov, who is charged with murdering the Avetisyan family in Gyumri in January, will today be brought to the Russian garrison court in Yerevan where his arrest will be extended.
08/04/2015 11:08Mkrtumyan was instructed to return the embezzled funds “to the last penny”Armenian police chief Vladimir Gasparyan on Tuesday dismissed Shirak police chief Vardan Nadaryan and chief of state security guard Romik Mkrtumyan.
08/04/2015 10:52General Grigoryan does not know Sefilyan“To our astonishment, he said, “I am unaware, I know nothing. If you know something, tell me for me to know it too,”” the newspaper writes.
07/04/2015 10:40Yerevan hotels raise pricesArarat Hotel also raised the prices. The newspaper notes that the price increase in March was seasonal. A source in the hotel told the newspaper that several delegations have already booked rooms in the hotel.
07/04/2015 10:23Two new candidates for Abovyan mayorTadevosyan did not rule out this possibility in response to the question about whether he will be a candidate for Abovyan mayor.
07/04/2015 10:07Kim Kardashian to arrive in Yerevan tomorrowReports in international media say Kardashian and her TV crew will stay at five-story hotel where they have booked all the rooms of the top two floors. According to some information, they will stay at Armenia Marriott hotel. The hotel, however, did not confirm the report yesterday.
04/04/2015 11:28Armenian exporters face serious difficultiesSome economists offer to devaluate the Armenian dram to the level of the Russian ruble – 650-700 drams per one dollar.
04/04/2015 11:10Aravot: ARFD to nominate its candidate in Abovyan mayoral electionsAccording to the newspaper, ARFD’s candidate is a participant of Karabakh war, and a well-known public and political figure.
04/04/2015 10:51Armenian who shot at coat of arms on Turkish Embassy sentenced to 2 years in jailA Moscow court has ordered two years’ imprisonment for Arthur Mirzoyan who shot at the coat of arms on the Turkish Embassy in Moscow on August 18, 2014 Mirzoyan’s lawyer, Georgiy Shatvoryan, told Zham
03/04/2015 11:01Amnesty issue still unclearAsked whether amnesty is expected to be declared, with contradicting talks about the matter, Sahakyan said, “We need to understand to whom the amnesty will apply and what consequences the latest amnesty had. This is a rather serious process and it must be well considered.”
03/04/2015 10:48At least four governors to be replaced in near futureGovernors of Armavir, Aragatsotn and Shirak are likely to quit office, the newspaper notes.
03/04/2015 10:31Goods imported to Armenia cleared from customs in other EEU countriesImporters avoid clearing the goods from customs at the Armenian customs house as customs clearance is cheaper in Belarus and Kazakhstan, with no “inspection prices” applied.
02/04/2015 12:18Initial package of constitutional amendments to be unveiled this monthThe commission says that only a part of the text is likely to be unveiled as the experts will not have finalized the text by that time.