Hrant Vardanyan guarantees stability for Grand Holding employeesFebruary 17, 2009 - 17:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Despite the global economic crisis, Grand Holding President Hrant Vardanyan guarantees stability for his employees and also plans expansion of Holding's activities. "Presently, Grand Holding numbers 4300 employees. Besides, dozens of thousands of rural residents are engaged in Holding's various activities. The average salary of the employee amounts to AMD 120 thousand," Hrant Vardanyan told a news conference today. "Grand Holding, one of the major tax payers in Armenia, filled the state budget with 11.6 billion in 2008," he said. "The export of cigarettes and tobacco abroad totaled $5.7 billion." Mr. Vartanyan also informed that Grand Candy Ltd. paid AMD 1.9 million tax in 2008. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |