Philip Morris International representatives met with Armenia’s Minister of Economic Development and Investments Suren Karayan to discuss the further cooperation on March 1, press service of the Ministry told.
“We don’t have concrete results yet and will inform about the talks soon. During the meeting with the Armenian community, the Prime Minister said that there will be an alternative to Upper Lars, and let’s not focus only the Abkhazian railway or a road through Ossetia.”
“We have touched upon increase of volumes as a result of tariff reduction, and not as a fact,” the PM said, enumerating the 4 factors he mentioned: improvement of gas transition, reduction of interest rates of service of the 2017 loan, reduction of our own expenditures, market response of a lower price.
“Through a successful war Azerbaijan may reach a few purposes. First, Azerbaijanis’ discontent due to high prices and anticipated income will decrease. This is a proven method, e.g. almost after the shift to “free float” regime of manat in January 2016 the so-called “bread protests” have been launched in different regions of Azerbaijan against rise in price. After the 2016 April War Aliyev’s rating sharply rose.”
82 thousand 918 tons of meat was produced in Armenia during 2016. According to the National Statistical Service, the indicator the grown by 5.6% compared to 2015.
Armenia’s macroeconomic indices for 2016 were mainly disappointing. More or less consoling were data for external trade turnover. In 2016 export has grown by 20%, comprising USD 1 billion 782.9 million. From which: export to Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) member countries has considerably grown.
Soon the first solar panels will be installed in Armenia. An industrial enterprise will be created for this purpose, which will be unique in the region.
Prime Ministers of Armenia and Georgia Karen Karapetyan and Giorgi Kvirikashvili agreed on the issue of finding an alternative route to Upper Lars, Gruzia Online reported. “If you are interested whether there will be an alternative to Lars, I can assure you that yes, there will be.
“I think it will be signed in near future”, he said. “Armenia’s stance has always been that we must work both with the EU and the Eurasian Economic Union. We must not contradict these two vectors.”
What do you think: if one of the powers participating in the parliamentary elections states, that coming to power the pension will become AMD 500 thousand, salary of teachers—AMD 1 million, prices of consumer goods will half decrease, and public services (gas, electricity, water) will make free of charge, what will happen then?
