  Aristomene Varoudakis appointed new head of World Bank Yerevan OfficeMarch 10, 2007 - 14:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Aristomene Varoudakis has been appointed as a new head of World Bank Yerevan Office, He will take up his duties April 2, Naira Melkumian, the acting head of WB Yerevan Office from November 2006 stated yesterday. The director post of Yerevan Office of the World Bank occupied Roger Robinson from 2002 till October of 2006. Aristomene Varoudakis works in the World Bank structure from April 2000 and occupied the position of principal economist in the group of Economic Development Perspectives. He also worked as a Lead Economist in the Central Asian and Northern African regions, IA Regnum reports.  Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
