Armenian government approves economic stabilization program in fringes of Russian creditJune 26, 2009 - 17:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian government at the recurrent sitting in Syunik region approved a credit program on economic stabilization of the country by allocating means from the Russian credit, press office of the government reports. That program will promote the GDP growth by partially satisfying needs of business entities in credit means. The total amount of the program is 90 billion AMD and the funds will be provided through budget loans. In the framework of that program 60.5 billion AMD will be allocated to credit banking sphere of the country, 6.4 billion AMD will support small and medium business entities, 23.1 billion AMD will be directed to lend infrastructure enterprises. "The public now pay attention to how the Russian stabilization credit is used. Another 24 billion AMD will be directed to the earthquake zone, the rest of the money will remain in the stabilization fund," RA prime minister Tigran Sargsyan said. 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 | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |