  Economist advises boosting state reserves to lower susceptibility to external shocks July 9, 2012 - 17:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Experts believe food crisis and inflation in the sector of agriculture will continue in 2012, which means Armenia must take efforts to boost food security, Professor Tatul Manaseryan said. At July 9 news conference in Yerevan, the economy expert advised boosting state reserves by increasing the volume of first necessity products in order to lower Armenia’s susceptibility to external shocks. The expert further slammed Armenia’s slow progress in agrarian sector, urging the country’s authorities for more determined steps.   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 Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
