Eurozone retail sales sink in JuneAugust 5, 2015 - 14:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Eurozone retail sales missed expectations in June, sinking by 0.6% compared to the previous month.That leaves sales up just 1.2% compared to the same period last year, Business Insider reports. Analysts expected a 0.3% fall in retail sales in June, compared to May, which would have still left them up 1.9% year-on-year. Eurozone retail sales bounced as the year began, partly driven by the slump in oil prices seen around the world, and economists have debated whether the upswing can continue. Photo: EUMagazine Related links: 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 | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |