Armenia registers 4,4% economic growth in Q1May 31, 2016 - 14:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to the National Statistical Service, Armenia registered a 4,4% economic growth in Q1 of 2016. The GDP volume amounted to AMD 898.2 billion against the AMD 881.2 billion in the same period last year. The volume of industrial production in January-April totaled around AMD 421 billion, up by 10% against the same period in 2015. Foreign trade turnover amounted to about $1.46 billion in the first four months of 2016, growing by 4,2% against the same period last year. Moreover, exports grew by 22,2% to $514 million, and imports dropped by 3,5% to total $943 million. The volume of electricity production increased by 3,2% to amount to 2,566 billion kWh. 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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |