 Brandy production grows 56% in Armenia November 9, 2017 - 16:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia has produced more brandy in the first nine months of 2017 than any alcoholic drink. According to the National Statistical Service, brandy production grew 56.5% in January-September of 2017 against the same period last year. The production of wine, meanwhile, has increased by 36%, that of beer and champaign by 10% and 11%, respectively. The production of vodka and whiskey, on the other hand, has dropped in the reporting period.   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. |
