  Armenia’s national debt totals $4,369bln in 2012  February 4, 2013 - 14:00 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - In 2012 Armenia was listed among the countries with small debt burden, deputy minister of finance, chief treasurer Atom Janjughazyan said. According to him, Armenia’s national debt amounted to USD 4,369 bln at the end of 2012, making up 42,6% of GDP. “The foreign debt made up USD 3,738 bln, with the internal debt totaling USD 631 mln” deputy minister said. Thus, the total debt amounted to USD 4,129 bln in 2011, with the foreign and internal debts making USD 3,568 bln USD 560 mln respectively.   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 The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
