  British Baroness boosts Asian investment flow to Armenia  December 15, 2011 - 16:58 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Delegation from Hong Kong headed by member of the British House of Lords, Baroness Caroline Cox is currently on familiarization visit in Yerevan, accompanied by Chairman of the Global Group of Companies Johnny Hon and Vice Chairman Keith Bennett. “I have brought Hong Kong businessmen with an aim to present the country’s vast investment potential,” Baroness Cox said, adding that the visit will boost Asian investment flow to Armenia. Chairman of the Union of Manufacturers and Businessmen of Armenia, Arsen Ghazaryan, in turn, said that guests take primary interest in communication and banking sectors, as well as mining industry.   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 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. |
