03.08.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. According to the information of the Intergovernmental Statistics Committee of CIS, a rise in the industrial production during the period of January-May has been observed in ten CIS countries, if compared to the same period in 1999.

03.08.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The Armenian communities of the Near East are ready to take an active part in the fund raising TV marathon, planned in autumn 2000, for the construction of "North-South" highway in RNK.

03.08.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. On August 3 the Central Bank of Armenia has fixed the following rates of foreign currency regarding dram: USD - 543.85 drams, DEM - 257.60 drams, EUR - 503.82 dram, GBP - 810.99 drams.

03.08.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. On August 1, 2000, the Governments of Armenia and the United States signed an Agreement on the Donation of Agricultural Commodities to Armenia under the Section 416 (b) of the Agricultural Act of 1949, was reported to MEDIAMAX in the Embassy of Armenia Washington, DC.

03.08.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The bargain struck between the Government of Armenia and Greek State Telecommunications Corporation OTE was not only one of the first but also the greatest in the history of independent Armenia.