ANC member dreams of “new Armenia”March 14, 2012 - 13:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc member Hrant Bagratyan presented his vision on “new Armenia” as a competitiveness country. “New Armenia is a competitiveness state, with the share of small and medium-sized businesses accounting for 60% of GDP,” Mr. Bagratyan told a press conference on March 14. He further noted 400-500 thousand as the actual number of active taxpayers in such a country instead of the present 12 000. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |