Harutyun Mesropyan: market basket to climb in Armenia by yearendSeptember 2, 2010 - 14:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Management expert Harutyun Mesropyan supposes that the minimum market basket in Armenia is AMD 65 000, while food basket amounts to AMD 42 000-45 000. According to official data, the minimum market basket cost amounted to AMD 41 052 as of the end of June. The food basket price totaled AMD 26 485. The expert thinks that the market basket will climb by the yearend, as the crisis has not ended yet, given high prices for gold. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Kazakh Foreign Minister arrives in Armenia Kazakh Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu on Monday, March 18 arrived in Armenia for a two-day trip. Aliyev touts “good chances” for normalizing ties with Armenia Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has declared that there are “good chances” for normalizing relations with Armenia. Putin secures fifth term as Russian president Russian President Vladimir Putin has secured a fifth term in office through a dubious national plebiscite. Top Armenian, Indian defense officials discuss cooperation The discussions primarily focused on enhancing cooperation in the defence sector between Armenia and India. |