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.
“On presidential level Iran stated in Yerevan that this project is realistic. The only issue of the project is seeking finances, and if it fails today, it doesn’t mean that it won’t succeed tomorrow. Particularly, when according to experts the project is possible to implement within a small budget.”
In addition, a memorandum of cooperation and the 2016-2021 inter-regional cooperation program have been signed between the ministry of industry and trade of Russia and the ministry of economic development and investments of Armenia.
