Import of cars to Armenia doubled in 2017December 25, 2017 - 16:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The import of cars to Armenia grew by almost 100% in 2017, data provided by the State Revenue Committee revealed on Monday, December 25. “32,500 cars were brought to Armenia since the beginning of the year, securing state revenues of AMD23,5 billion (apx. $49 million) as a result of customs clearance,” deputy chief of the SRC Babken Ghazaryan said. “The number of vehicles imported so far exceeds that of 2016 by 15,649.” About 60% of cars were imported from Japan, most of them were middle class cars. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |