The government today waived custom duties for the firm "Golden Grape Armas" for an estimated $300 million in imports between the period May 1, 2010 to December 31, 2011. The firm will now have till May 1, 2013 to make payment. The firm has drated an investment ...
At today's government cabinet session, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan gave preliminary approval to a draft bill regarding chnages and amendments to the existing legislation on TV and radio broadcasts. The changes specifically apply to the plan to digitalize ...
When asked why rural farmers are being given loans in U.S. dollars instead of Armenian currency, Ararat Ghukasyan President of the RA Union of Banks, replied that vilagers have always been well treated by the banking system. "Yes, perhaps villagers are ...
A four car accident brought traffic to a near halt today on Agatangeghos Street in downtown Yerevan. Preliminary reports state there were no fatalities or major injuries. Cops have responded to the scene, but before getting there, the driver of the jeep ...
Boris Kharatyan, President of Armenia's Confederation of Trade Unions, told Hetq that his organization had no statistics on how many workers in Armenia have lost their jobs due to the economic crisis. "We don't receive such statistics.But it surely is a ...
On May 14, Armenia's basketball championship will get underway at 3pm at the Mika Sports Complex. Six of the top mens and womens teams will battle it out for four play-off spots. Participating in the mens division are Hatis, Gyumri, Artsakh, Polytechnic, ...
Tbilisi, 12 May, 2010. The World Bank hosted the Fourth Donors' Coordination Meeting on Transport Perspectives in the South Caucasus on May 12-13, 2010. The participants of the Meeting were the Government Officials from the three South Caucasus countries, ...
Last night in the Yerevan district of Arabkir, police received a report that several unidentified people had brought one dead man and two others with gunshot wounds to the local hospital. They were in there early to mid twenties. Earlier reisdents at 17 ...