  Armenian goods competitive in foreign markets, MP says April 1, 2011 - 15:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chairman of the Armenian National Assembly Standing Committee on Financial, Credit and Budgetary Affairs Gagik Minasyan said that export grew by 30% compared to the same period of last year, while import increased by 7%, what is an encouraging fact. “Taking into consideration the developments, export indices will be correlated to those of import, what is an evidence of our products competitiveness in foreign markets,” Minasyan told a press conference on April 1. According to him, this refers not only to minerals and raw materials, but also to products of the agricultural processing industry, construction materials, gemstones and gold items. “In my opinion, the trends are rather positive,” concluded Minasyan.   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. |
