  Armenia starts 2019 with 6.1% economic activity growth February 25, 2019 - 15:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In January 2019, economic activity in Armenia grew by 6.1% against the same peroid last year. According to the National Statistical Service, construction and trade increased by 22.1% and 19.3%, respectively, in the first month of 2019. The volume of industrial production, meanwhile, dropped by 0.4%year-on-year. Foreign trade turnover decreased by 0.6%: exports and imports were down by 15.8% and 3.3%, respectively.   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. |
