Armenian government discusses World Bank reportDecember 4, 2012 - 16:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian government, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, held a discussion of World Bank report titled “Policy analysis for the government of Armenia”. World Bank's Regional Director for the South Caucasus Henry Kerali, head of WB Yerevan Office Jean Michel-Happi, IMF Resident Representative in Armenia Guillermo Tolosa and IFC Regional Manager for South Caucasus Thomas Lubeck attended the event. As Mr. Kerali noted, the report features the key challenges for Armenia, with economic growth and implementation of systematic reforms among the priorities. Public welfare, development of infrastructures, human capital and social security were further discussed, government press service reported. 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 | 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. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |