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16:07 04/02/2015Armenian PM discusses bilateral cooperation with Swedish Chargé d'AffairesArmenian Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan on Wednesday received Chargé d'Affaires of the Swedish Embassy in Armenia Marten Ehnberg, the press service of the Armenian government reported.
13:19 04/02/2015Armenia to host French Business WeekFrench Business Week will be held in Armenia in May, French Ambassador to Armenia Jean-François Charpentier told reporters on Wednesday.
11:38 04/02/2015Zhamanak: Armenian banks should provide loans in drams only2015 will be a difficult year in terms of economy. The trade market has become passive due to the depreciation of the Armenian dram and the banks have suspended most transactions, Zhamanak writes....
17:03 03/02/2015Obama budget calls for record low level of aid to ArmeniaThe Obama-Biden Administration budget released today calls for a yet another reduction in U.S. economic assistance to both Armenia and Azerbaijan, while maintaining parity in military aid to these...
09:16 31/01/2015Merkel says no grounds to write off Greece’s debtGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she sees no possibility for writing off the multibillion-euro debt of Greece, TASS reported.
19:15 30/01/2015Armenian Prime Minister receives protesting tradersArmenian Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan received on Friday a group of businessmen who have been staging protests against the law on turnover tax, the press service of the government reported.
19:06 30/01/2015Website on Armenian Genocide centenary launchedAn official website dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide (Armeniangenocide100.org) has been launched.
16:35 30/01/2015PMs of Armenia, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan to discuss Kyrgyzstan's accession to EEUThe first meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council will take place in Moscow on 6 February, the press service of the Russian Cabinet of Ministers said, according to BelTA.
12:36 30/01/2015Berberyan: Premature to speak of drought dangerHead of the Agrarian-Peasant Union of Armenia Hrach Berberyan believes it is still early to make forecasts about the agricultural year and a possible drought.
11:08 30/01/2015Haykakan Zhamanak: Armenian banks optimizing costsArmenian banks are optimizing their costs to resist challenges, Haykakan Zhamanak writes. The shutdown of branches of a number of banks in downtown Yerevan, due to high rent costs, is one of these...
09:55 30/01/2015‘SWIFT is archaic, doesn’t stand up to modern digital age’'In the short-term being removed from SWIFT would be a problem for Russia, but in the long-term it’s an archaic analogue system for payments which should be replaced by fully digital technology.'
15:55 29/01/2015Manaseryan: Armenia should take advantage of crisisArmenia should take advantage of the current crisis, economist, head of Alternative Research Center Tatul Manaseryan said on Thursday.
14:37 29/01/2015Economist: Central Bank decision not right remedy to tackle crisisI share the concern that the Central Bank’s decision is not the right remedy against crisis, Tatul Manaseryan, head of Alternative Research Center, told reporters on Thursday, commenting on the last...
17:37 27/01/2015Abrahamyan, Zarif discuss bilateral cooperationArmenian Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan on Tuesday received visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
12:48 26/01/2015Ameriabank signs 80th deal under EBRD TFPAmeriabank signed their 80th trade finance deal covered by the Trade Facilitation Programme of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
12:25 23/01/2015Bako Sahakyan: Artsakh economy has maintained positive dynamics of growthArtsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan chaired the meeting of the NKR Cabinet of Ministers dedicated to ensuring the performance of the 2015 state budget and adoption of the Cabinet of Ministers’...
09:48 23/01/2015Davos: The blob’s big day outDavos sounds as appealing as a 5-star weekend in Guantanamo Bay.
13:53 22/01/2015Central Bank of Armenia raises refinancing rateThe Central Bank of Armenia Council has raised the refinancing rate to 9.5 percent from 8.5 percent.
10:04 22/01/2015Oil price drop is ‘economic warfare against US enemies’'The current oil price decline can be explained by heavy selling in US future markets which is part of an all-out economic war between the US and countries like Russia, Iran and Venezuela.'
09:53 22/01/2015Chinese demand, oil prices, Swiss monetary policy behind gold price rise'A number of other factors, besides the recent decision by the Swiss National Bank to remove the franc's peg against the euro, are contributing to the rise of gold prices today.'