Ungrounded 50% rise in prices expected in ArmeniaMarch 4, 2009 - 15:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ungrounded 50% rise in prices for consumer goods is expected in Armenia."The dram-to-dollar rate will soon be fixed at ADM400/$1 mark," Gevorg Baghdasaryan, member of the Armenian Association of Consumers, told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. He said that the goods were imported at a fixed price and the current rise in prices is ungrounded. As to petrol price, he said, "The prices for petrol are dropping throughout the global. But they are going up in Armenia." For her part, Association chairperson Melita Hakobyan stated that the national currency downfall is the result of CB wrong policy. 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 | 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. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |