RAU to host international conference on economicsMay 13, 2010 - 10:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University jointly with the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga organize an international conference on economics on May 13. According to RAU press office, the conference will focus on problems in monetary policy and the role of education in a transition economy. Professors from the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, Gunnar Ljungdahl and Morten Hansen will be the guest speakers. RAU rector Armen Darbinyan, pro-rector Edward Sandoyan, former Armenian PM Hrant Bagratyan will also participate. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |