Affordable Housing for Young Families program fund to reach AMD 4bln in 2011January 20, 2011 - 12:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - During the January 20 government sitting, Armenian Minister of Finance Vache Gabrielyan said that 223 loans at the total amount of AMD 1.7bln were allocated in Armenia in 2010 under Affordable Housing for Young Families program, with the state subsidies amounting to AMD 35mln. According to Gabrielyan, in 2011 the amount of state subsidies will make AMD 88mln, of which AMD 22mln will be allocated in the first quarter of 2011, with taking into consideration the revised terms for residents of the country’s regions. Gabrielyan added that, according to the ministry’s calculations, 300 loans will be allocated in 2011, while the program fund will be increased by AMD 1bln to reach AMD 4-4.5bln. 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 | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |