Ashtarak-Kat CJSC refuses to divulge exact amount of milk price increaseNovember 2, 2010 - 17:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Record upsurge for the price of cheese has been reported at Armenian consumer market, growing to AMD 2100-2200 against AMD 1400-1500. The dramatic growth of cheese price is explained by increase of the price for milk, PanARMENIAN.Net was told at Ashtarak-Kat CJSC marketing department. At the same time, the company spoke of its attempts to control prices for other diary products, however, refraining to name the exact amount of milk price increase. Dustr Marianna Ltd., yet, reported no growth in diary products’ price. According to National Statistical Service of Armenia, 3,9% inflation for diary products was reported in October 2010 against September 2010; 5,6% inflation was observed compared with last year’s results. The inflation is explained by 7,6% increase for cheese price. 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |