“Generally risks of state debt management today, yesterday, and tomorrow, are known to almost everyone and they’re the same. Depending on the structure of debt portfolio, priority of those risks and their management is being regularly changed.”
“A clear program is needed now, so that the time will come, when arriving in Armenia by plane, we could see from above solar panels, installed on all roofs,” Hayk Harutyunyan, Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of RA, told reporters today.
Economic Activity Index (EAI) in the period of January-October of ongoing year, as compared to the same period of the previous year, is 100.4. This means, that throughout the first ten months EAI has grown by 0.4% only. On a monthly basis the snapshot is even more disappointing: on October 2016, as compared to October 2015 EAI has decreased by 7.8%, and, as compared to September 2016—by 18.7%.
Besides the technical issue, ideological issue is existent as well: how will be elections held in Yerevan? What changes does Armenian president promise? How justified those promises are? Forthcoming elections are going to show that. I consider, after that the date of signing will be shaped,” Laure Delcour said.
“Firstly, let me clarify that the statement by Fars wasn’t official—it was making reference to its own sources. However, upon information at my disposal, Rouhani will visit Yerevan by the end of this year.”
“There is an impetus from the side of the Armenia’s Government, that the agreement will be signed in the spring of the forthcoming year. I would single out the point on visa facilitation from the agreement to be signed with the EU, I share big desire of Armenian citizens to travel to Europe by a facilitated procedure.”
“Businesses shouldn’t be obstructed’’ by corrupt officials seeking payments for administrative decisions or by dominant rivals using political ties to restrict competition, said Karapetyan, a former mayor of Yerevan who took office after returning from Russia, where he worked in Moscow since 2012 for a subsidiary of Gazprom PJSC, the world’s largest natural-gas exporter. “We will create an even, competitive, level playing field.’’
“The term luxury isn’t clear, it’s not definite what is luxury, and what is not. Currently we work on property tax and we will introduce in the forthcoming months. It refers to the raising of the tax,” the Deputy PM said.
“Compulsory principle may be a subject of discussion. Indeed, it can’t be implemented coercively. Those making such a proposal maybe intend to justify voting against. It was interesting to have against votes during such a proposal. There is no need to justify anyone, our public is gracious, it’ll forgive,” V.Baghdasaryan said, adding God forbid, if we will need that.
” First, I think Trump administration is going to be vastly more focused on domestic affairs, than on foreign policy. I also think that what we’ve seen so far suggests that Mr. Trump even more than Mr. Obama is someone who believes that the world is so organized around various powers and that the U.S. should primarily deal with the major powers of the world, rather than with the lesser powers.”
