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US AMBASSADOR CALLED US ARMENIANS TO MAKE INVESTMENTS IN ARMENIAN ECONOMY

January 17, 2004 - 19:34 AMT  05:12 GMT
John Ordway met with representatives of New York Armenian community.

"BUILDING AND REPAIR EXPO-2004" TO BE HELD IN YEREVAN

January 17, 2004 - 19:02 AMT  05:12 GMT
Companies from Armenia, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia and Iran will take part in the exposition.

ARMENIAN BELIEVERS GOT OPPORTUNITY TO CONFESS TO VIRTUAL PRIEST

January 17, 2004 - 18:30 AMT  05:12 GMT
Visitors of the web site of the Araratian Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church are granted the opportunity to get answers to questions troubling them or merely unburden their hearts.

YOUNG CHESS PLAYER FROM NAGORNO KARABAKH WON TRANSCAUCASIAN TOURNAMENT IN TBILISI

January 17, 2004 - 18:25 AMT  05:12 GMT
11-year-old chess player Hovik Hayrapetyan from Nagorno Karabakh has won "Caucasian Winter" Transcaucasian chess tournament held in Tbilisi.

SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF ARMENIA OPENED IN WASHINGTON

January 17, 2004 - 18:11 AMT  05:12 GMT
Today "Armenia: challenges of sustainable development and economic growth" second international conference opens in the World Bank headquarters in Washington.

ARMENIAN ECONOMY IS THE MOST LIBERAL AMONG CIS COUNTRIES

January 16, 2004 - 04:00 AMT  05:12 GMT
The analysts of ''The Wall Street Journal'' and experts of the ''Heritage Foundation'' research center made a rating reflecting the degree of economic freedom in a vast array of countries around the globe. Armenia was included in the list of 50 countries with mostly free economy. It rates 44th, which is rather honorable taking into account the fact that the position is being divided with France. Last year's rating also put Armenia on 44th place. At the same time, in most of the CIS countries the index of economic freedom has decreased. This particularly refers to Azerbaijan the rating position of which has decreased.
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