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10:55 30/10/2014Hraparak: Armenian PM holds closed meeting with businessmenArmenian Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan held another closed meeting with businessmen and exporters last week, Hraparak writes.
17:45 28/10/2014Armenian Prime Minister discusses meat productionArmenian Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan hosted a consultation meeting on the development of meat production in the country, the government’s press service reported.
13:53 28/10/2014EEU accession’s impact on 2015 budgetThe 2015 budget will have a focus on the effective implementation of steps as part of Armenia’s membership in the Eurasian Economic Union, Armenian Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan said during the...
13:00 28/10/2014Armenian PM: Country’s problems will be solved thanks to government’s consistent workWe don’t have a magic wand to solve all the accumulated problems, but I am sure that we will manage to do it thanks to consistent work, Armenian Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan said during the...
12:29 28/10/2014Armenia plans to raise pensions next yearPensions will increase by 5,000 drams in Armenia from January 1, 2015, Deputy Finance Minister Pavel Safaryan announced in the parliament on Tuesday.
10:16 28/10/2014Modern economy creates low-pay jobs - British academicThe nature of modern economy is that the only occupations coming to existence are low-pay jobs and this problem cannot be solved by existing policies, says an academic.
13:34 27/10/2014Armenian parliament starts discussions of 2015 budgetThe Armenian National Assembly standing committees on Tuesday begin the discussions of the draft state budget for 2015.
10:15 27/10/2014For solution to economic malaise of today's youth, look to 1944Europe’s youth lack hope, as an entire generation become victims of political ineptitude and older leaders who simply don’t seem to care.
12:05 25/10/2014Haykakan Zhamanak: Armenia exported 26,680 tons of vegetablesAs of October 20, Armenia exported 26,680 tons of vegetables. This exceeds the last year’s amount by 13,000 tons, State Food Safety Service (SFSS) spokeswoman Armine Sukiasyan told Haykakan Zhamanak....
10:37 25/10/2014Haykakan Zhamanak: Rosneft will not make investment in Nairit plantRussia’s Rosneft has officially informed representatives of Armenian government that it has no plans to implement any investment project in Nairit plant, Haykakan Zhamanak has learnt.
10:11 25/10/2014‘US shale oil exploration led to low oil prices, market shakeup’'Falling oil prices embarrass and make life difficult for countries that depend on oil exports, including Russia and Venezuela, and the US would enjoy making life difficult for them.'
11:40 24/10/2014Zhoghovurd: Prices of dairy products may go upArmenian manufacturers of dairy products plan to raise dairy prices, Zhoghovurd reports. In private talks, they say that their companies suffer losses. According to them, the increase in electricity...
19:13 23/10/2014Radio Liberty: Reducing social spending because of falling of oil prices can cause civil unrest in AzerbaijanOne year after the presidential ballot in which incumbent Ilham Aliyev was reelected for a third term, Azerbaijan's opposition National Council of Democratic Forces (NSDS) convened a mass meeting in...
16:16 23/10/2014Armenian women stage protest against maternity benefits billA group of Armenian women gathered outside the government building on Thursday in protest of the bill proposing higher maternity benefits for non-working women at the expense of the working ones.
14:51 23/10/2014Armenia’s accession to EEU to facilitate cooperation between Armenian and Russian companiesArmenia’s membership in the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) will boost development of economic relations, Armenian Development Agency (ADA) head Robert Harutyunyan told reporters on the sidelines of...
18:19 22/10/2014EU, EBRD support SMEs to access finance and adviceThe European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) issued statements today on the importance of access to finance and access to know-how for the development of...
11:05 22/10/2014Zhamanak: Rosneft gains superprofitEconomist Vahagn Khachatryan told Zhamanak that oil prices do not go down in Armenia because of the monopolies in the sector.
15:54 21/10/2014Dram/dollar exchange rate fluctuations are nothing extraordinary – economistThere is much talk about fluctuations of dram/dollar exchange rate, but it is nothing extraordinary, management expert, economist Harutyun Mesrobyan told reporters on Tuesday.
12:55 21/10/2014Armenian Economy Minister receives EBRD officialOn October 20, Armenian Minister of Economy Karen Chshmaritian received First Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Philip D.
12:16 21/10/2014Haykakan Zhamanak: Economic activity index rises by 5.1 percentCiting data of Armenia’s Statistical Service, Haykakan Zhamanak writes that the economic activity index rose by 5.1 percent within nine months of 2014, as compared with the last year.