IMF: World economy registers tendency towards stabilizationSeptember 9, 2009 - 17:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - World economy registers tendency towards stabilization, International Monetary Fund representative in Armenia, Nienke Oomes stated. "World economy restoration is a slow process, yet economists around the world believe that tendency towards stabilization is evident, specifically in Russia and Europe," she said.World price increase for copper and molybdenum proves the restoration process has already started. "Copper and molybdenum price increase will benefit Armenia, as an exporter," she noted. According to Oomes, national currency devaluation in March played into exporters' hands. Mining companies, which stood idle, have already started production work. 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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |