V.Hoktanyan stated that all former governments have also stated on anti-corruption measures, and there is no considerable difference. To the question whether there are preconditions to bring them into life, he said, “Frankly speaking, I don’t want to make predictions. Moreover, the law will enter into force from April 25.”
Attentive readers, perhaps, may have noticed, that Armenia’s banks have recently activated their ads linked to provision of loans, i.e. they propose loans, as they state, with beneficial, flexible, unprecedented conditions.
The National Statistical Service has issued the report on “Index for consumption prices in the Republic of Armenia for January-December 2016”.
“Gazprom Armenia” issued indices for natural gas import and consumption in the period of 2016. According to the report 1864.6 mln m3 natural gas has been imported from Russia to Armenia in 2016. The previous year—2015, 2000 mln m3 was imported. Thus, import volumes from Russia have decreased by more than 136 million m3 or by 6.8%.
Armenian-Russian investment fund will be launched within the framework of agreements reached in Russia. To that end at the Government session PM Karen Karapetyan gave certain instructions to Suren Karayan, Minister of Economic Development and Investments, from which: present monthly reports about the carried out works.
““Tashir” Group has constantly spread active charitable and investment activity in Armenia, however, currently we are ready to invest larger means in the country’s economy,” Samvel Karapetyan said.
National Statistical Service of Armenia today issued initial macroeconomic indices for January-December 2016.
The PM said the Government’s doesn’t suggest establishing an anti-corruption organization, because as experience shows, such organizations don’t eliminate corruption.
The Armenia-Iran and Armenia-Georgia power transmission lines will be commissioned in 2019, which will raise Armenia’s energy system to an entirely new level. The abovementioned programs will enable electricity transits, seasonal mutual supplies and exchanges, as well as other commercial transactions,” Serzh Sargsyan said.
The expanded meeting specifically discussed the proposal of the Armenian side to set up an Armenian-Russian investment fund with a view to funding Armenia’s priority economic sectors.
