  ARMENIA EXPECTS TO GET 20 MILLION EUROS FROM WB WITHIN COUNTRY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THIS YEARJuly 7, 2004 - 00:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Within the framework of the Country Assistance Strategy four-year program Armenia expects to receive 20 million euros from the World Bank this year. As reported by the Minister of Finance and Economy of Armenia Vardan Khachatrian, the means will be allocated in the budget spending. In his words this year special attention will be paid to the improvement of the business atmosphere in the country, while the next year - to the settlement of financial markets, then - agriculture. Within the program Armenia will get up $220 million from the WB during the four years.   Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.   Partner news |  Latest news MEPs issue statement to defend Armenia-France military cooperation  The deputies emphasized that having an army armed with combat and modern military equipment is the sovereign right of any country.WFP, EDB, Yeremyan Farm to expand Milk in Schools project in Armenia The partnership aims to establish a cooperative framework to assess the feasibility of the initiative.Moody's upgrades IDBank's rating Moody's has upgraded ID Bank CJSC's (IDBank) long-term local and foreign currency bank deposit ratings to Ba3 from B1.U.S. “very clear” with Azerbaijan: “It’s time to make peace with Armenia” James O'Brien has said that the United States is “very clear” with Azerbaijani that it is a time to make peace with Armenia. |
