Armenia posts 13% export volume decreaseJune 20, 2013 - 17:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s foreign trade turnover totaled $444 mln (AMD 187,2 bln) in May 2013 decreasing by 9% compared to the same period in 2012, according to updated statistical data. Export amounted to $106,3 mln (AMD 44 bln) in May 2013, decreasing by 13,1% against 2012 results. The export index totaled $561 mln (AMD 231,1 bln) in Jan-May 2013, with 9.2% growth reported. A 7,6% decrease was recorded in import bringing it to $337,7 mln (AMD 143 bln,) the RA National Statistical Service reported. The negative balance of foreign trade turnover amounted to $1 070.3 mln (AMD 443,2 bln) in January-May 2013 compared with the same period in 2012. 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 | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |