  WB: despite challenges faced, Armenian economy continues to show signs of restoration June 21, 2010 - 18:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - RA National Assembly speaker Hovik Abrahamyan met with WB Armenia Country Manager Aristomene Varoudakis, completing his mission in Armenia. At the meeting, parties discussed the influence of world crisis on Armenia, with RA NA speaker emphasizing the importance of WB aid in anti-crisis programs implementation. WB Armenia Country Manager, in turn, noted that despite challenges faced, Armenian economy continues to show signs of restoration.   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. |
