  Armenia exported $98 mln-worth tobacco in January-July September 1, 2016 - 14:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia exported $97.7 million-worth tobacco in the first seven months of 2016 against the $87.2 million last year, the National Statistical Service said. Over 11.5 billion cigarettes were produced, up by 23% against the period between January and July 2015. According to the Statistical Service, tobacco worth $139 million was manufactured in the seven months of 2016 with a 13.6% growth compared to last year’s results. More than 70% of the tobacco made in Armenia was consumed outside the country, with the overall export growth amounting to 12%.   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 |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
