  Grand Candy to build up production capacity September 29, 2010 - 12:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan accompanied by Mayor of Yerevan Gagik Beglaryan and Economy Minister Nerses Yeritsyan visited Grand Candy company on September 29 to walk through candy, ice cream and bakery workshops. The visited was dated to the company’s 10th anniversary. As Grand Candy owner Karen Vartanyan told journalists, the company is planning to double the number of job opportunities. “Currently, we have 2000 employees. Earlier this year, 200 people were hired for a new bakery workshop. During 10 years of its existence, the company invested AMD 11 billion 534 million in production. AMD 12 billion 131 million was paid to the state budget,” 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 |  Latest news Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |
