Armenia boasts lowest inflation rate among EEU countriesOctober 6, 2015 - 15:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia boasted the lowest inflation rate in August 2015 among its Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) partner countries, with the increase in consumer prices amounting to 3.6% against the same period of 2014. As ARKA reports citing an EEU statement, in August 2015, consumer prices for goods and services across the EEU grew by 13.9% against the same period of 2014. Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan followed Armenia, posting 3.8% and 5.8% inflation rates respectively. Consumer prices showed an 11.8% upsurge in Belarus and 15.8% in Russia. 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 | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |