Artsakh deputy foreign minister appointed as presidential adviser

January 21, 2011 - 17:33 AMT  19:18 GMT
On January 21, President Bako Sahakyan signed a decree on dismissing Vardan Barseghyan from the post of the Artsakh Republic deputy foreign minister.
Weekly digest of foreign currency deals

Weekly digest of foreign currency deals

January 21, 2011 - 17:31 AMT  19:18 GMT
On January 10-16, 2011, AMD loans granted by banks totaled 17.7bln, while USD loans amounted to 28.1mln.
RA Ministry of Finance: 8 auditors granted qualification certificates

RA Ministry of Finance: 8 auditors granted qualification certificates

January 21, 2011 - 17:30 AMT  19:18 GMT
169 auditors have qualification certificates in Armenia as of January 21, 2010.
Sarah Connor to give concert in Yerevan

Sarah Connor to give concert in Yerevan

January 21, 2011 - 17:16 AMT  19:18 GMT
A number of Armenian and Russian performers will sing duets with Sarah.
Puppet Theater will premiere play based on Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ story

Puppet Theater will premiere play based on Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ story

January 21, 2011 - 17:14 AMT  19:18 GMT
Currently the theater is working at restoration of Hovhannes Tumanyan’s Dog and Cat and Tigran Zaalyan’s Dwarf Song plays.

VAT hampers development of Armenia’s pharmaceutical market

January 21, 2011 - 17:09 AMT  19:18 GMT
Many foreign medical representations have moved their offices to Georgia.

Iran and Azerbaijan share tense relations, but there’ll be no rupture

January 21, 2011 - 16:48 AMT  19:18 GMT
The increased number of high words in the Iranian and Azerbaijani media involuntarily suggests that the two countries are not doing well. By and large, the relationship between the two countries is not a role model for the rest of the Islamic world, and it has its objective reasons. Azeris position themselves with the Turks, being at the same time Shiites, not Sunnis. And, as is known, Shiism is the official religion in Iran.
USD market average rate totals AMD 367.39 Jan. 21

USD market average rate totals AMD 367.39 Jan. 21

January 21, 2011 - 16:37 AMT  19:18 GMT
Deals amounting to USD 2.6mln at an average price of AMD 366.45 /USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on January 21.

Slovak businessmen interested in investing in Armenia

January 21, 2011 - 16:29 AMT  19:18 GMT
Ivan Moskalenko: Slovak businessmen are already familiar with the Armenian legislation and need support of the country’s government.

Google's CEO stepping aside

January 21, 2011 - 16:00 AMT  19:18 GMT
Larry Page, Google's co-founder and president of products, will become Google's chief executive officer, effective April 4, 2011.
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