Central Bank of Armenia awards Brain Ring intellectual contest participantsMay 20, 2011 - 17:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - To increase school students’ economy skills, the Central Bank of Armenia jointly with Armenia’s Youth Achievements NGO, organized a Brain Ring intellectual contest. Over 500 10th graders from 100 schools throughout Armenia participated in the preliminary round, CBA press service reported. A youth team from Armenia’s Armavir region won the contest; Kotayk and Shirak teams become contest runner-ups. The winners were awarded with special prizes and honorary diplomas. 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 | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |