Fight against monopolies in core of new government’s strategiesOctober 3, 2016 - 18:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The fight against monopolies is high on the agenda of the new government, the newly-appointed Minister of Economic Development and Investment said Monday, October 3. “This issue is topical as ever,” Suren Karayan said. “But I will elaborate on the matter in a month when the new government is scheduled to present fresh approaches and solutions.” Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan had earlier declared that the economy has no chance of rehabilitation without cutting the share of shadow economy. 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. |