 Armenia economic activity grew 10.2% in January y/y: prime minister February 20, 2018 - 14:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In Armenia, the economic activity grew 10.2% in January 2018 against the same period last year, prime minister Karen Karapetyan said on Tuesday, February 20. Addressing the session of the Armenia-Russia intergovernmental commission in Yerevan, the prime minister said the industrial sector expanded by 14% in the reporting period, while that of construction grew 19.7%. At the same time, Karapetyan added, exports and imports increased by 45,2% and 47,6%, respectively, in January year-on-year. Economic activity grew by 7,7% in 2017, trade turnover by 26,9%, while exports and imports expanded by 25,2% and 27,8%, respectively.   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. |
