  Taxi operations legalization brings AMD 20 million to Armenia's 2009 state budgetDecember 21, 2009 - 15:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Ministry of Transport and Communication reached certain success in the sphere of taxi operations licensing and road traffic order improvement, Transport and Communication Gurgen Sargsyan stated."In 2009, around 2 735 operating taxis were licensed, bringing AMD 20 million to Armenia's 2009 state budget, against AMD 12 million in 2008," he told a news conference in Yerevan. "The process will become more consistent in nature; we envisage making further amendments in the sphere," he concluded.   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 |  Related sections Latest news 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.Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |
