Siemens reports decline in quarterly profitsJanuary 23, 2013 - 15:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Siemens, the German industrial giant, has reported a decline in quarterly profits, adding it expects no help this year from the weak global economy, BBC News reported. For the three months to December, net income fell 12% to 1.2bn euros ($1.6bn) from the same period a year earlier due to a 150m-euro loss in its solar power business. But revenue rose 2% to 18.1bn euros. "In an uncertain economic environment, we got off to a solid start in fiscal 2013," it said. Peter Loescher, chief executive of Siemens, said: "For the rest of the year, we don't expect any tailwinds from the global economy to help us reach our ambitious goals." Siemens said new orders had fallen as a result of the "macroeconomic uncertainty that affected investment sentiment". Emerging markets grew 4% year-on-year, accounting for 5.98bn euros, or 33%, of its total revenue for the quarter. The firm added that growth in the Americas had offset declines in Europe. 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |