  Armenian government to promote pharmaceutical market development November 16, 2010 - 12:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The third international forum on pharmaceutical competitiveness kicked off in Yerevan on November 16. “Armenia has strong potential to develop the pharmaceutical market. The main thing needed is a correct marketing policy,” RA Economy Minister Nerses Yeritsyan said in his opening remarks. According to him, the government is willing to help companies forwarding new ideas and investment programs. “Presently, locally manufactured drugs make 15% of the market while 40% is imported to CIS countries,” he said.   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 |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
