  Armenia posts 7,1% economic growth in 2012 January 15, 2013 - 13:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to the estimates of Armenian Finance Ministry, the economic growth in the republic totaled 7,1%, in 2012, with GDP deflator index and GDP per capita set at 100.2% and USD 3073 respectively. Service industries registered growth of 2.6 percentage points in 2012, with 1,2 pct growth recorded in the industry sector, as well as 1,7 and 0,4 pct growth reported in agriculture and construction sectors respectively, according to RA Finance Ministry official website.   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 Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall  A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte.Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province.€3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms.Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |
