IMF ready to assist state programs in ArmeniaSeptember 20, 2011 - 19:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met with a delegation led by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Chief for Armenia Mark Horton. The meeting focused on key directions in Armenia’s economic policy and development perspectives. Mr. Horton briefed Mr. Sargsyan on the course of Extended Fund Facility and Extended Credit Facility IMF programs in Armenia, as well as the results of the IMF Mission visit. In this context, the Fund official noted significant decrease of inflation in Armenia, also giving positive assessment to RA State Revenue Committee and Finance Ministry’s package of reforms for 2012. In conclusion, Mr. Horton expressed readiness to continue assistance to state programs, governmental press service reported. 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 | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. 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. |