Armenia’s economic growth not to face further decelerationOctober 26, 2010 - 14:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Development Director of Ameriabank CJSC Tigran Jrbashyan said that Armenia’s economic growth will not face further deceleration. According to him, the bank experts predicted higher paces of Armenia’s economy growth already in the beginning of 2010, after which they should have slackened. The banker pointed to two basic reasons behind it. According to him, there is a growth of a comparative basic index recorded in autumn 2009 rather than decline in the country’s economy. As for the second reason, according to Jrbashyan, it is an unprecedented decline in agriculture. Nevertheless, this factor has not affected the bank credit portfolio, as agricultural loans make a small share in Ameriabank’s credit portfolio. At the same time, Tigran Jrbashyan noted that Armenia’s economic growth will exceed 1.2% index envisaged by the state budget. 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |