  GDP GROWTH COMPRISED 9.6% IN JANUARY-AUGUSTSeptember 21, 2004 - 17:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to the data provided by the National Statistics Office, the growth of the gross domestic product comprised 9.6% during the period of January-August of 2004 as compared to the same period last year. At that the industrial production had a 2.8% increase. The export and import volume amounted in $0.5 billion and $0.9 billion respectively. The foreign trade turnover made about $1.3 billion, thus having increased by 2.9% as compared to the same period of 2003.  Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh.   Partner news |  Latest news Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday  Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1.Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri.Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”.Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |
