Armenia's Business Innovation Forum 2017 slated for Nov 10-11October 31, 2017 - 12:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Business Innovation Forum 2017 organized by the Union of Information Technology Enterprises will be held on November 10-11 in the Armenian town of Dilijan. The Forum is organised in partnership with Support to SME Вevelopment in Armenia (SMEDA) project. SMEDA project is co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by GIZ’s Private Sector Development in South Caucasus Programme. The forum will gather some 200 entrepreneurs and IT specialists from Armenia and abroad around technological innovation and business presentations. Armenia's digital transformation and innovation agenda will be discussed, success stories will be unveiled, and business meetings will be organized throughout the two days of the gathering. 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 | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |