 Armenia cigarette production grows 14% year-on-year December 5, 2017 - 13:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Around 21,5 billion cigarettes were produced in Armenia in the first 10 months of 2017 against the 18,8 billion in the same period of the previous year. As the National Statistical Service reveals, cigarette production grew in January-October of 2017 by 14% year on year and by 49% against the same period in 2015. During 2014-2016, 54,8 billion cigarettes were made in the country, the majority of which were shipped abroad to Syria, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates and other countries. According to a survey by the health ministry, 26% of the residents of Armenia above 15 were regular smokers in 2016, up from 23% in 2012. More than half of them (53%) were men, the study found.   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 Armenian cemetery in Fresno hit by arsons six times since January  Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance.Iran vows to “decisively” defend sovereignty, national interests The Iranian embassy in Armenia has defended its “defensive and proportional action in in occupied Palestine.”Armenian shooter Elmira Karapetyan Armenian shooter Elmira Karapetyan won gold at the ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Rio de Janiero.Britain said to have entered talks to deport migrants to Armenia Britain is said to have entered talks to replicate the Rwanda migrant deportation scheme with Armenia. |
