Inflation suppression discussed in Tsaghkadzor resort of ArmeniaFebruary 20, 2011 - 16:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan held a meeting with the Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) Board and members of the CBA Monetary Committee in Tsaghkadzor resort, Armenia. Inflation peculiarities, basic factors behind inflation, including price trends in global markets and their impacts on local prices were in the focus of the meeting. The parties attached importance to measures aimed at suppressing inflation, including to the role of the monetary policy and its possible impacts. Besides, the parties referred to the current international challenges in the monetary policy, possible ways for improving the policy and possible impacts of these developments on Armenia's economy. 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”. |