Armenia’s Minister of Economy announces resignationFebruary 14, 2024 - 16:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan announced his resignation on Wednesday, February 14. “During these three-plus years, I have worked with unwavering devotion, filled with love for every citizen of Armenia. I worked at least six days a week, from 8 am to 9 pm on average, with a total of 15-16 vacation days used over three years. I lived every day of my work with the dominant desire to have a strong Armenia as soon as possible. I was determined, honest and devoted to the motherland,” Kerobyan said in a Facebook post. “Compared to 2020, the GDP of Armenia in 2023 increased by about 100% in US dollars, and by about 50% in AMD. During this period, Armenia rose from 112th place to 86th place in terms of GDP per capita, we surpassed Azerbaijan, Belarus and many other countries with this indicator for the first time. The budgeted programs of the Ministry of Economy increased from 12.5 billion drams in 2019 to 91 billion drams for 2024. Labor productivity, volume of investments, and foreign trade turnover of Armenia have increased sharply,” he noted. The Minister also thanked the country’s Prime Minister for the opportunity to serve Armenia. Kerobyan assumed office on November 20, 2020. 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 | Macron honors Charles Aznavour on 100th anniversary French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to the memory of French-Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour. Erdogan’s approval rating falls below 40 percent: survey A total of 53.4 percent of respondents said they disapprove of the performance of Erdoğan. Blinken says U.S. reviewing a number of aid requests from Armenia He said the U.S. is reviewing the requests to determine what more it can do to increase its assistance to Armenia. At least 2 CSTO members participated in preparing 44-day war against Armenia – PM Nikol Pashinyan has declared that at least two CSTO member countries participated in preparations for the 44-day war against Armenia. |