  Iran sanctions may negatively affect Armenian production November 6, 2012 - 15:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran has halted the export of about 52 products, resulting in suspension of polymeric raw material supply to Armenia for the past two weeks, which may have negative consequences for the country’s agriculture sector and processing industry. Meanwhile, organizing the export of these products from other countries will take about 30-40 days, which may result in price rise. The Union of Manufacturers and Businessmen (Employers) of Armenia (UMB(E)A) addressed Prime Minster Tigran Sargsyan with a request to help solve the problem.   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. |
