  Economist: Armenian business takes no hazards during elections April 25, 2012 - 18:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Investment volume decrease is recorded during the pre-election period, head of Alternative research center said. “This is natural as the private sector can’t run the risk,” Tatul Manaseryan said. Dwelling on the outflow of capital from Armenia to neighboring countries, particularly to Georgia and Russia, the economist reported slowdown compared with 2010-2011 years. “The decline totaled about 20-22% compared with 2011 according to our preliminary estimates,” he said.   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. |
