Tigran Sargsyan: Armenia enters high inflation periodApril 1, 2010 - 14:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said that the RA government is concerned over inflation, however, it is a result of expanded monetary-credit and tax-budgetary policy implemented by the RA government and Central Bank. “We have entered a high inflation period. 0.8% inflation was recorded in Armenia in March as compared with February, and this is not a bad index,” Mr. Sargsyan told a government session on April 1. He added that the annual inflation index reached 8.8%. According to forecasts for 2010, inflation will make 7%. With respect to this, the PM voiced confidence that the Armenian government and Central Bank will manage to restrain the inflation pressures and the figure will decrease by the yearend. According to Mr. Sargsyan, Armenia and the International Monetary Fund have agreed with respect to the inflation suppression that the macroeconomic indexes will have an insignificant impact on inflation in 2010. “Moreover, if we manage to preserve the same level of tax collection as recorded in the first quarter, it will allow suppressing inflation in the country,” he 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 | Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. |