According to 168-Zham the representatives of the Italian Pirelli factory visited Nairit factory to get acquainted with the chemical giant and to find common grounds of cooperation. They are invited here by Rosneft company, which hopes that the Italian partners would also be willing to invest in the factory.
After Armenia’s decision on membership to the Customs Union it is important to understand the economic privileges and flaws. The Customs Union implies free trade circulation among the member states. At first sight, this seems like an ideal opportunity for us because our economic and trade relations with the main economic partner Russia will even more accelerate.
The most discussed political topic in Armenia now is the issue of Armenia joining a proposed Customs Union made of Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan. Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan has come up with announcement saying that Armenia is committed to joining the Union. Most people who oppose to or are for joining the Union do not really know what it is.
Seven years ago the government of Armenia announced a project for developing cattle breeding in 2007-2015. The government decided to import different types of cattle from Europe and give to farmers and villagers on credit (for 4 years – 10% interest rate applicable the first year, 20% – second, 30% -third, and 40% for the fourth year).
Yesterday the National Statistics Service released macroeconomic data, which speak of the pathetic plight of the Armenian economy
We still have that project in mind but currently we are focusing all our efforts on large projects such as the free trade zone and the international Yerevan Show. However, there are some improvements in that direction. AJA, a foundation recently registered in Switzerland, is researching the Armenian heritage in jewelry and they have collected a lot of documents and facts about the important positions and masterpieces of Armenian jewelers.
In answer to our recent letter to the Police PR department we received a letter writing that the Central Investigation Department had refused launching a case against Nairit Factory JSC, according to Article 35/1-2 of the RA Criminal Code.
While the Russian government is directly or indirectly trying to keep Armenia from signing association agreement with Europe, and join the proposed Customs Union, Europeans have chosen a different strategy.
We have information that the British Jacobs company completed its environmental audit in Nairit and the conclusion was submitted to the government.
Quite recently I have noticed a very interesting thing on the media: environment activists have organized an auction of honey and berries