 VivaCell-MTS skips position of Armenia's major taxpayerSeptember 7, 2009 - 23:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's cellular operator, VivaCell-MTS has skipped the position of the republic's major taxpayer, the company's General Manager Ralph Yirikian told reporters today.However, Mr. Yirikian is optimistic about the growth trend outlined in the second quarter of 2009. "The number of our subscribers reached 2 million 60 thousand," he said. Last year the company replenished the national budget with AMD 30,8 billion.   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 |  Related sections Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
