Armenia exports and imports up by 22% and 18.5%May 21, 2016 - 14:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s foreign trade turnover amounted to around $1.67 billion in January-April 2016, rising by 19.4% against the same period last year, the country’s National Statistical Service reports. The exports totaled $512 million in the reporting period, up by 21.7 % against the same period in 2015, while imports amounted to $1.15 billion, increasing by 18.4%. The negative balance of trade thus amounted to $644.1 million. 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 | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. |