Armenia makes ‘record-breaking progress’ in fight against monopoliesFebruary 9, 2019 - 15:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan revealed on Saturday, February 9 that Armenia has seen record-breaking progress in the World Economic Forum’s market monopolization sub-index. The country has improved its standing by 9 notches to land the 19th this year, Pashinyan said in a Facebook post. “This means that the international community recognizes that we have achieved serious progress in our fight against monopolies in 2018,” he maintains. “This indicator is a most important impulse for potential investors who can now see that Armenia is among the world’s 20 best countries by anti-monopoly policy.” Related links: 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 | About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty. Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. |