Economy: Armenia presents prospects of stock market developmentThe number of people showing interest in neighbor countries’ stock market is growing July 3, 2010 Cbonds Russia & CIS Fixed Income Conference kicked off in Yerevan on July 1, bringing together 200 participants from Russia, Armenia, Ukraine, Belarus and other CIS member countries. According to NASDAQ OMX Armenia CEO, Armen Melikyan, Armenian developing capital market arouses interest of the conference participants. Armenia and world: New Muslim Turkey is not powerful enough to solve problems of the regionThe proclaimed principle of “null problems” works badly, and centuries-old blackmail has come to replace it. July 2, 2010 After the G8 summit in Toronto, Turkey has come to interfere more enthusiastically in the affairs of the region, even in those she has nothing to do with. As we have been repeatedly writing, Erdogan is in a hurry to revive the Ottoman Empire, and if possible, within the previous borders. And before the World War I it comprised Western Armenia, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestine, and Judea, i.e. the countries that can never agree among themselves or individually with Israel. IT & Telecom: ArmenTel to digitize fixed-line telephony in Yerevan in 2011Review of June 21-28 telecommunication and IT events. June 29, 2010 The fixed-line telephony in Yerevan will be completely digitized during the first half of 2011. Besides, the digitalization process in the republic as a whole is also under way, and there are regions, where these works have been already finished, said Igor Klimko of ArmenTel CEO. 2009 report of the International Telecommunications Union reads that ArmenTel invested around $200mln to digitize the fixed-line telephony in the country within recent years. According to the organization, the digitalization rate in Yerevan totaled 90% as of April 2009. Culture: Golden Apricot passions flaring upReview of June 22-27 cultural events. June 27, 2010 Renowned Claudia Cardinale, who co-starred in Henri Verneuil’s Mayrig (Mother) film, will attend the opening ceremony of the festival. The actress will be awarded a silver copy of a thaler made by Sergei Parajanov during the years of his imprisonment. Politics: Week’s debates focused on incident at NKR, Azeri armed forces contact lineWeekly review of domestic events. June 26, 2010 Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian commented on Artsakh defense army’s report on Azeri attempt at subversive attack in the environs of Chaylu settlement, Mardakert region. “Before every summit conference with Armenian President, Baku was attempting to frustrate negotiations through provocative statements and threats of war. This time, Azeri’s failure to gain their end triggered an open provocation after June 17 trilateral meeting.” “Obviously, Azeri side’s actions were pre-planned. Azeri authorities lost no time in organizing subversive operation once they left negotiation hall,” the Foreign Minister emphasized, adding that sudden attacks under the cover of night are characteristic for Azerbaijan. Society: Erebuni – the continuous historyOver the past three years, French and Armenian archeologists have been exploring the territory of the ancient fortress of the Van Kingdom – Erebuni (782 BC). June 17, 2010 The excavations in the territory of the ancient fortress of Van Kingdom - Erebuni (782 BC) -have been carried out gradually due to a number of reasons. Sport: 3 Armenian boxers break through to European Championships semifinalReview of June 3-10 sports events. June 13, 2010 Boxing: 3 Armenian boxers – Hovhannes Davtyan, Hrachik Javakhyan and Arthur Khachatryan – broke through to the semifinal of the European Championships going on in Moscow, Russia. Vanes Martirosyan (28-0, 17KOs) won the battle of the unbeaten junior middleweights with a unanimous ten round decision over Joe Greene (22-1, 14KOs) to retain the NABF/NABO super welterweight titles. The official scores were 96-93, 96-93 and 98-91. | Revolut launches in Armenia Fast and free money transfers, no hidden fees 4 rules for business success An ultimate guide Millions of dollars in investments and stimulation of economy 3 Armenian startups en route to becoming unicorns Azerbaijan's brutal beheadings and torture of Armenians A non-exhaustive summary of war crimes |