  Armenia posts 30,4% export growth in Jan-Feb 2013 March 20, 2013 - 18:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s foreign trade turnover totaled $464.7 mln (AMD 189.1 bln) in February 2013 increasing by 7,8% compared to the same period in 2012, according to updated statistical data. Export amounted to $129 mln (AMD 52,5 bln) in February 2013, increasing by 14,8 %. The index totaled $241.3 mln in Jan-Feb 2013 (AMD 98,2 bln), with 30,4% growth reported. 5,4% growth was recorded in import bringing it to $335.7 mln (AMD 136,6 bln), the RA National Statistical Service reported. The negative balance of foreign trade turnover amounted to $404,6 mln (AMD 164,4 bln) in January-February 2013, as compared with the same period in 2012. Partner news  Top stories IFC invested $244 million in 40 projects across a range of sectors, including financial markets, manufacturing, and mining. Armenian Prime Minister addressed a letter to Public Services Regulatory Commission over the reconsideration of gas prices. Armenia’s Public Services Regulatory Commission plans to reconsider electricity generation and distribution prices. Edmon Manukyan been addressed by the residents of Armavir and Aragatsotn provinces whose crops have been damaged over a strong hail.   Partner news |  Latest news Brad Pitt’s “World War Z” to open Moscow Film Fest  The fest will feature retrospectives of films by Bernardo Bertolucci and Costa Gavras, as well as a program devoted to Dutch cinema.Wrekin Hill picks up John Malkovich’s “Siberian Education” Based on the novel by Nicolai Lilin, the film is set in the ghetto of Soviet Russia and follows 2 boys who are members of a gang of exiled Siberians.Germans blame Merkel’s stance in eurozone crisis for Eurovision debacle Chancellor Angela Merkel is loathed in parts of Europe for her insisting on painful austerity measures in Greece, Spain and Italy.China’s PM visits India to settle boundary row, boost ties China says Li Keqiang choice of India for his first trip abroad shows the importance Beijing attaches to improving relations with New Delhi. |
