Armen Movsisyan: Armenia rates cooperation with Iran as satisfactoryMarch 28, 2011  Energy security and sufficiency remain among the most important tasks for Armenia, which strengthens relations with its neighbors through diversification of its energy resources. Specifically, Armenia implements a number of ambitious joint projects with Iran. In an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net, Armenia's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Armen Movsisyan commented on the implementation process as well as on talks for oil pipeline construction and forthcoming visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Sargis Tsaghikyan: Philip Morris going to expand activity in Armenian cigarette marketJanuary 31, 2011  In 2010, Armenian government took some measures to regulate the cigarette market and determine approaches to local manufacturers and importers. Regional manager of Armenian representation of Philip Morris Management Services B. V., the major cigarette importer in Armenia, Mr. Sargis Tsaghikyan commented on the company's future plans in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net. Angela Khachatryan: Ameriabank sees potential of factoring services in ArmeniaDecember 9, 2010  Following its strategy of introducing innovative solutions to the banking market, Ameriabank adopted a new tool – classical factoring. The bank’s factoring division specialist Angela Khachatryan commented on the product’s features and advantages in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net. Leszek Balcerowiczis: Armenian economy had better avoid boomsSeptember 16, 2010 Leszek Balcerowiczis, Polish economist, former chairman of the National Bank of Poland and Deputy Prime Minister in Tadeusz Mazowiecki's government, who is famous for implementing the Polish economic transformation program, commonly known as shock therapy in the 1990s, visited Armenia lately to attend “Armenia after crisis: challenges and perspectives” conference. In an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net, Mr. Balcerowiczis commented on crisis-prevention tools and prospects of Armenian-Polish relations. Ara Grigoryan: YBC planning to be done with crisisSeptember 13, 2010  2009 was a hard year for Yerevan Brandy Company, its downswing reaching 35%. However, YBC cut grapes purchases by 10% only and registered a 10% growth in sales volumes in July-August 2010. To tackle the crisis, the Company management took a number of measures, including research to expand the sales market, investments and re-equipment of the bottling workshop. YBC executive director Ara Grigoryan commented on the Company's future plans to PanARMENIAN.Net.  Irina Kotlyarova: FICC appears as a dynamically developing companyJune 21, 2010  The First Investment Consulting Company of Bulgaria (ПЬРВА) will establish an office in Yerevan on June 30, 2010. Company’s President Irina Kotlyarova commented on the plans and perspectives in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net. Andranik Ohanjanyan: Obligatory car insurance introduction keeps Armenian market waitingJune 16, 2010  The Armenian parliament adopted May 18, 2010 a law on obligatory car insurance, which will take effect January 1, 2011. Acting director of the Association of Armenian Insurance market Members Andranik Ohanjanyan commented to PanARMENIAN.Net on the changes which can be expected and how the republic’s population can react to the innovation. Mkhitar Mikaelyan: Anti-crisis measures in auto business to produce results in fallMay 21, 2010  High car import customs dues in Armenia are conditioned by the fact that the republic forms the major part of its national budget with taxes paid at the border. Assistant financial director of Karkomavto LLC Mkhitar Mikaelyan commented on this and other peculiarities of Armenian auto business in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net. Bertolt Hertzfeldt: Armenia needs to diversify and develop economyApril 7, 2010  According to experts’ forecasts, Armenia’s economy is near to overcome the financial crisis, which has taught good lesson, revealing its most vulnerable sides - weak diversification, dependence on remittances, and bringing forth the necessity to stimulate local manufacturers for boosting export opportunities. General Manager of ProCredit Bank Armenia, Mr. Bertolt Hertzfeldt presented his vision for 2010 in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net. Nerses Yeritsyan: Infrastructures to become Armenia's comparative advantageDecember 4, 2009  Minister of Economy Nerses Yeritsyan holds the post of the country's chief economist in a crucial period when Armenia has to recover from the crisis and carry out long-term relief reform to ensure economic growth. In an interview with a PanARMENIAN.Net, Minister Yeritsyan dwelled on his achievements and drawbacks. |  Other interviewsJames Appathurai: NATO has not changed position on Karabakh and supports OSCE MG efforts Christoph Speck: Human factor is key to achieving success Armenian bodybuilding vice champion Levon Hovhannisyan: Professional sports has nothing to do with healthy living Joe Abercrombie: Heroism and villainy are often matters of where one stands Dmitry Beresnev: All of cyber attack victims in Armenia use pirate software  Armenia imposes embargo on Turkish products  The ban suspends the financial flow to the Turkish treasury, which Ankara then uses to support Azerbaijan.Armenia mulls banning import of Turkish products If approved by the government, the decision will enter into force on December 31 for a six-month period.Warsaw Stock Exchange planning to take over Armenia Securities Exchange The final terms of the acquisition will depend on results of due diligence and necessary corporate approvals. |
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