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13:32 18/12/2014Best Countries for Business - 2014: Armenia is leader in CIS according to ‘‘Forbes’’ ratingArmenia occupies the 56th place in the new rating list of Forbes called “Best Countries for Business - 2014".
12:26 18/12/2014Abrahamyan: Government will not tolerate unfounded price hikesArmenian Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan on Wednesday met with representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank (WB), and businessmen, he said at a cabinet meeting on Thursday.
11:16 18/12/2014Zhoghovurd: Armenian dram to stabilizeWednesday’s special parliament session ended at 10:15 pm, Zhoghovurd has learnt. The speakers included: Central Bank chairman Arthur Javadyan, Minister of Finance Gagik Khachatryan, Deputy Minister...
09:42 18/12/2014Solstice searching: On market panics & currency collapseThe bear is wounded, but rumors of its death have been greatly exaggerated.
16:39 17/12/2014PM: Armenian government supports CBA efforts aimed at stability of financial systemArmenian Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan has made a statement regarding the current situation on the financial market.
16:28 17/12/2014Armenian parliament to convene special sessionArmenia’s National Assembly will convene a special session today to discuss the current situation on the financial market, National Assembly Speaker Galust Sahakyan said.
15:53 17/12/2014Russia's Federation Council ratifies treaty on Armenia joining Eurasian Economic UnionRussia’s parliamentary upper house, the Federation Council, has ratified a treaty for Armenia’s accession to the Eurasian Economic Union on Wednesday, TASS reported.
15:36 17/12/2014CBA chairman: Financial situation is under controlThe Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) is using all its instruments, it has made decisions regarding various standards and today it has met with bank chiefs, CBA chairman Arthur Javadyan told a press...
14:17 17/12/2014Armenia seeking to double trade transactions with IranArmenian Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Yervand Zakharyan said Armenia is seeking to double bilateral trade and financial transactions with Iran, the Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA)...
13:01 17/12/2014Putin plans no special statements on financial markets — KremlinRussian President Vladimir Putin plans to make no special statements on the current situation on the financial markets, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has told the Kommersant newspaper, according to...
11:14 17/12/2014Haykakan Zhamanak: Banks not selling dollarsArmenia’s banks are refusing to sell dollars, Haykakan Zhamanak writes. At best, they are selling dollars in a limited amount to their permanent clients. Only at Inecobank it was possible to buy...
11:00 17/12/2014Zhamanak: Unfounded price hike at gas stationsGas stations have increased the price of filling gas into vehicles by 20-40 drams, Zhamanak reports.
18:23 16/12/2014Interim meeting of U.S.-Armenia Economic Task Force focuses on U.S.-Armenian economic partnershipOn December 16, an interim meeting of the U.S.-Armenia Economic Task Force was held at the Ministry of Finance with participation of officials from the U.S.
17:20 16/12/2014SDHP leader: I don’t think that economic lawlessness can result in anything goodThe 20 percent depreciation of the Armenian dram proves that the government does not carry out its regulatory functions, Social Democrat Hunchakian Party (SDHP) leader Narek Galstyan told reporters...
16:24 16/12/2014Sharmazanov urges to refrain from populist assessments on dram-dollar fluctuationsDram-dollar fluctuations cause concern and there is no political figure in Armenia who is indifferent to this issue, Armenian National Assembly Vice Speaker Edward Sharmazanov said on Tuesday.
14:59 16/12/2014Armenia can sell its goods in international markets - MPUnlike Belarus and Kazakhstan, there is no commission in Armenia to calculate the disadvantages of the country’s accession to the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), Hovhannes Igityan, Board member of...
17:52 15/12/2014Armenia, Iran call for third high voltage electricity transmission lineIran’s energy minister and his Armenian counterpart underlined the need for the establishment of a third high voltage electricity transmission line, Iran's state-run news agency IRNA reported.
10:15 15/12/2014Brussels: Austerity is for the little peopleWith remarkable timing as nations look at belt tightening, the EU decides to expand its contentious budget once again.
10:00 12/12/2014How much of a winner is India in WTO trade facilitation agreement?US agricultural companies have a beady eye on India’s arable market as it prepares to sign a trade agreement.
19:03 11/12/2014Moscow, New Delhi to continue consultations on India-EEU free trade agreementRussian President Vladimir Putin has said Thursday’s talks in New Delhi with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi have been “substantive and constructive,” TASS reported.