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Head of Surmalu trading center detained- prosecutors

The Armenian Prosecutor General's Office said the director of Surmalu shopping center in Yerevan has been detained. YEREVAN, February 22. /ARKA/. The Armenian Prosecutor General's Office said the director of Surmalu shopping center in Yerevan has been detained. An explosion at a fireworks warehouse at the shopping ...

02/22/2023

Ministry develops procedure for providing assistance to families of those killed and injured in Surmalu blast

... of people eligible to the assistance has been specified. The assistance will be provided to the families of the victims and those who suffered injuries and were treated in hospitals. The fire and the subsequent explosion at a fireworks warehouse at Surmalu trade center killed 16 people and injured 63 others. Three warehouse operators were arrested on charges of negligent homicide of two or more people. The detained deputy director of the shopping center, who is charged with violation of fire safety rules in the shopping center, which resulted in the death of a person by negligence or other serious consequences, has been released. Last week, Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan ...

08/29/2022

AI, figital and banking ecosystems - FINTECH360 international conference was held in Yerevan

... Hovhannes Khachatryan and the Deputy Minister of Hi-Tech Industry of Armenia David Sahakyan, who spoke at the opening of the event. Expressing gratitude to Hovhannes Khachatryan and David Sahakyan for attention and support, Chairman of Unibank Board of Directors Gagik Zakaryan noted in his welcoming speech the high investment attractiveness of Armenia and the transparent and open economic policy. The business program of the conference was opened by Viktor Dostov, Chairman of the Association of Electronic ...

11/10/2022

Konstantin Orbelian dismissed as director of Armenia’s National Opera and Ballet Theater

Konstantin Orbelian was dismissed as director of Armenia’s National Opera and Ballet Theater, but retained the post of artistic director of the theater, Anush Ghazaryan, an official of the Ministry of Culture said today. YEREVAN, March 29. /ARKA/. Konstantin Orbelian was dismissed ...

03/29/2019

Yerevan zoo has new acting director

Vladimir Simonyan, who served as deputy director of the Yerevan Zoo, was appointed today as its acting director. YEREVAN, November 22. /ARКА/. Vladimir Simonyan, who served as deputy director of the Yerevan Zoo, was appointed today as its acting director. The news was announced to the ...

11/22/2019

Several top executives of Armenian Public TV resign

Armenian Public Television and Radio Company said today that the director of its Information Service Petros Ghazaryan and the chief producer Vardan Hakobyan have tendered their resignations. YEREVAN, April 21. /ARKA/. Armenian Public Television and Radio Company said today that the director of its Information Service ...

04/21/2020

Nuke station director dismissal reasonable – Armenian ministry of energy

Armenian ministry of energy believes that dismissal of the director of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant was natural under the existing circumstances, the deputy minister of energy Areg Galstyan told reporters on Thursday. YEREVAN, December 17. /ARKA/. Armenian ministry of energy believes that dismissal of ...

12/17/2014

Ex-executive director of Pernod Ricard Ukraine appointed general director of yerevan brandy factory

Ara Grigoryan, former Executive Director of Pernod Ricard Ukraine is appointed General Director of Yerevan Brandy Factory as of January 1 2009. YEREVAN, January 23. /ARKA/. Ara Grigoryan, former Executive Director of Pernod Ricard Ukraine is appointed General Director of Yerevan Brandy ...

01/23/2009

Russia’s expects Armenia’s response to its note of protest

The Charge d'Affaires of the Russian Embassy in Armenia had a meeting with the Armenian Foreign Ministry leadership, Ivan Nechayev, Deputy Director of the Information and Press Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, said today in a comment on a note sent by the Russian embassy in Yerevan to Armenia’s Foreign Ministry over “blasphemous and false accusations’ spread in Armenia alleging ...

08/18/2022

VTB Bank (Armenia) revamps team of its top managers

VTB Bank (Armenia) said today it has revamped its team of top managers, reminding also that Ivan Telegin remains its director general and chairman of the bank's directorate. YEREVAN, July 2. /ARKA/. VTB Bank (Armenia) said today it has revamped its team of top managers, reminding also that Ivan Telegin remains its director general and chairman of the bank's directorate....

07/02/2018

Rusal Announces About the Assignment of General Director of ARMENAL

OK RUSAL, the largest producer of aluminum in the world informs about the assignment of General Director of ARMENAL Vyacheslav Sinelnikov who earlier occupied the post of Production Director of SAYANAL. YEREVAN, August 23. /ARKA/. OK RUSAL, the largest producer of aluminum in the world informs about the assignment of General Director of ARMENAL ...

08/24/2010

Interim manager of ENA makes personnel changes in the electric facility

... company's management. YEREVAN, July 24: /ARKA/. Romanos Petrosyan, the interim manager of the Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA), has made a number of personnel changes to the company's management. Levon Hovhannisyan has been appointed Deputy General Director of Sales. He has about 25 years of professional experience in public administration and in the private sector. Armen Shahnazaryan has been appointed Deputy General Director and Director of Economy and Finance. He also has about 25 years of professional ...

07/24/2025

Top 7 movies every potential investor should watch

... life? Novosti-Armenia and ARKA news agencies within the framework of a joint special project with Freedom Broker Armenia present the top 7 movies that will be interesting for both a beginner and an experienced investor. The films in which venerable directors have featured film stars, give an insight into the world of finance. They also warn about its risks, motivate and show how to "multiply" money and what absolutely must not be done. 1. Insider job Year: 2010 Country: USA Director: Charles ...

12/19/2023

Former chief of National Security Service appointed as executive director of Armenian nuclear power plant

Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Suren Papikyan introduced today the newly appointed Executive Director of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant Eduard Martirosyan to the facility's staff. YEREVAN, August 12. /ARKA/. Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Suren Papikyan introduced today the newly appointed Executive Director ...

08/12/2020

Armenian premier and Corporación América executive director discussed investment projects

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received April 9 Martin Eurnekian, Executive Director of Corporación América, who was accompanied by Eurnekian Company Director Jorge Del Agila and Director General of Armenia International Airport Marcelo Wende, Pashinyan’s press office reported. It said during the meeting, the investment programs ...

04/10/2019

Armenian businessmen awarded commemorative medals for stimulating economic growth

... connection with Labor Day and investments made in the Armenian economy in 2010, as well as for stimulating exports commemorative medals of the Prime Minister of Armenia were awarded to chief executives of seven companies - Karen Karapetian, general director of Armenian Molybdenum Production, Hovhannes Mkrtchian, director of Astra company, director of Saranist company Vartan Manukian, director of Liquor company Sergei Matevosian, general director of Armenmotor company Karlos Petrosian, general director ...

05/02/2011

Armenian trade minister introduces new director of Armenian development agency to staff of agency

Armenian Minister of Trade and Economic Development Nerses Yeritsian introduced the newly appointed Director of the Armenian Development Agency (ADA) Tigran Davtian to the staff of the Agency. YEREVAN, September 13. /ARKA/. Armenian Minister of Trade and Economic Development Nerses Yeritsian introduced the newly appointed Director of the Armenian ...

09/13/2007

Andranik Simonyan appointed director of the National Security Service of Armenia

Andranik Simonyan has been appointed director of the National Security Service of Armenia. YEREVAN, June 28. /ARKA/. Andranik Simonyan has been appointed director of the National Security Service of Armenia. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed the corresponding decision on Saturday,...

06/29/2025

Only Russia and China build modular nuclear reactors: IAEA Deputy Director on prospects for Armenia (EXCLUSIVE)

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Deputy Director General and Head of the IAEA Nuclear Energy Department Mikhail Chudakov in an interview with ARKA news agency spoke about the advantages of small modular reactors, in which Armenian authorities are showing interest. YEREVAN, April 4....

04/04/2024

More than 1 billion in unpaid taxes: Alex Textile director, employees and IT company owner charged with tax evasion

The director of Alex Textile LLC has been charged with tax evasion to the tune of more than 1.1 billion drams, Armenia’s Investigative Committee reported today. YEREVAN, April 3. /ARKA/. The director of Alex Textile LLC has been charged with tax evasion ...

04/03/2023

Armenia to introduce pilot program of targeted educational scholarships for future airport staff

Armenian Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Zhanna Andreasyan, Executive Director of Corporacion America Martin Eurnekian, Director General of Armenia International Airports Marcelo Wende and Deputy Director Sergey Avetisyan discussed the possibility of introducing new specialties required by airports at local universities....

01/23/2023

“We must look into what happened and come to the right conclusion” - Pashinyan introduces newly appointed NSS Director

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan introduced today the newly appointed National Security Service Director Armen Abazyan to the leadership of the National Security Service. T YEREVAN, November 19. /ARKA/.Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan introduced today the newly appointed National Security Service Director Armen Abazyan to the leadership ...

11/19/2020

Head of Parking City Service accused of stealing $1.6 million

Armenian law-enforcement authorities have accused the director of Parking City Service CJSC of stealing $1.6 million. YEREVAN, April 30. /ARKA/. Armenian law-enforcement authorities have accused the director of Parking City Service CJSC of stealing $1.6 million. According to the Investigative Committee,...

04/30/2020

Georgy Kutoyan, former director of National Security Service, found shot in Yerevan apartment

The body of the former director of Armenia's National Security Service (NSS) Geogry Kutoyan with gunshot wound, was found in an apartment on Paruyr Sevak Street in Yerevan, said Naira Harutyunyan, the press secretary of the Investigative Committee. Georgy Kutoyan, former ...

01/17/2020

Pashinyan and IAEA director discuss cooperation enhancement

YEREVAN, April 30. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received April 29 Yukiya Amano, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the government press office reported. It said welcoming the IAEA Director General to Armenia, the prime minister noted that Armenia highly appreciates the ongoing cooperation with the ...

04/30/2019

EBRD appoints Catarina Bjorlin Hansen new regional director for Caucasus

Catarina Bjorlin Hansen has been appointed EBRD Regional Director for the Caucasus and will assume her new role based in Tbilisi on 1 April 2019, the bank said today in a news release. YEREVAN, January 14. /ARKA/. Catarina Bjorlin Hansen has been appointed EBRD Regional Director for the Caucasus and will ...

01/14/2019

FAST announces formation of Advisory Board and appointment of CEO

FAST (The Foundation for Armenian Science and Technology) announced the formation of the Advisory Board and the appointment of the Chief Executive Director. YEREVAN, April 12. /ARKA/. FAST (The Foundation for Armenian Science and Technology) announced the formation of the Advisory Board and the appointment of the Chief Executive Director. Impact investor and social entrepreneur, co-founder of ...

04/12/2017

Karen R. Hilliard to be replaced by Deborah Grieser as head of USAID Armenia mission director

Karen R. Hilliard, the current director of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Yerevan Mission, said today she will be replaced soon by Deborah Grieser. Speaking to local reporters, she said her tenure here is ending in May. YEREVAN, February 10. /ARKA/. Karen ...

02/10/2016

Ara Grigoryan to become Yerevan Brandy Company CEO on July 1

Ara Grigoryan, vice-president of Pernod Ricard Eastern Europe and chairman of the Yerevan Brandy Company's board, will become also the company's CEO on July 1, and Ignat Arakelyan, deputy executive director, will take up the post of the Chief Operating Officer, the company's press office reported on Friday. YEREVAN, April 3. /ARKA/. Ara Grigoryan, vice-president of Pernod Ricard Eastern Europe and chairman of the Yerevan Brandy Company's board,...

04/03/2015

Film director denounces cinema theater for canceling the premier of Nymphomaniac

An Armenian film director has denounced today a private cinema theater in Yerevan for cancelling the premier of a scandalous Danish director Lars von Trier’s ‘Nymphomaniac’ ‘due to numerous complaints by some citizens and social groups,” without naming any of ...

02/17/2014

Artak Barseghyan appointed as executive director of Yerevan brandy company

Artak Barseghyan has been appointed as executive director of the French-owned Yerevan Brandy Company (YBC). Before this new position he had worked since 2009 as executive director of Pernod Ricard Kazakhstan, the YBC said. YEREVAN, January 10. / ARKA /. Artak Barseghyan has been appointed as executive ...

01/10/2014

Head of Vimpelcom Moscow office director to head Armenia’s ArmenTel

Head of Moscow region of Vimpelcom (traded as Beeline) Andrey Pyatakhin has been appointed to the post of general director of Armenia’s ArmenTel, a subsidiary of Vimpelcom, Novosti-Armenia reported referring to RIA Novosti. YEREVAN, May 8. /ARKA/. Head of Moscow region of Vimpelcom (traded as Beeline) Andrey Pyatakhin has been appointed to the post of general ...

05/08/2013

Karen R. Hilliard is a new USAID/Armenia Mission Director

USAID/Armenia welcomed the new Mission Director, Dr. Karen R. Hilliard to Armenia on September 10, 2012, the U.S. Embassy in Armenia reported Tuesday. YEREVAN, September 11. /ARKA/. USAID/Armenia welcomed the new Mission Director, Dr. Karen R. Hilliard to Armenia on September 10, 2012, the ...

09/11/2012

Henry Kerali to become World Bank regional director for South Caucasus soon

Henry Kerali, who served earlier as the World Bank transport director for Europe and Central Asia, has succeeded Asad Alam as the World Bank regional director for the South Caucasus and will take office on July 1. YEREVAN, June 21. /ARKA/. Henry Kerali, who served earlier as the World Bank transport director ...

06/21/2012

Ruben Khachatrian appointed new director of Yerevan zoo

Ruben Khachatrian, director and co-founder of the Armenian Fund for Protection of Wildlife and Culture (FPWC), has been appointed as a new director of Yerevan Zoo. YEREVAN, April 7. / ARKA /. Ruben Khachatrian, director and co-founder of the Armenian Fund for Protection ...

04/07/2011

Shevket Shaydulin appointed as general director of south Caucasus railroad

Shevket Shaydulin has been appointed as General Director of the South Caucasus Railroad company, the company’s press service reported. YEREVAN, December 12. /ARKA/. Shevket Shaydulin has been appointed as General Director of the South Caucasus Railroad company, the company’s press service ...

12/12/2008

Prosecutor's Office initiates criminal case over attempted sale of sports center at a price 5 times lower than its cadastral value

... YEREVAN, February 20. /ARKA/. The Office of Armenia's Prosecutor General said a criminal case has been opened into an attempted sale of a sports center in Yerevan at a price 5 times lower than its cadastral value. According to the prosecutors, the director of the National Team Sports Center CJSC, who held the position from 2003 to December 2, 2019, established in 2007 and registered Olympic Future LLC in the name of an affiliated person on. He then transferred to a second company a 6580.8 square ...

02/20/2024

Armenian president dismisses National Security Service director

Armenian President Vahagn Khachatryan has dismissed today Armen Abazyan from the post of director of the National Security Service (NSS). YEREVAN, January 12. /ARKA/. Armenian President Vahagn Khachatryan has dismissed today Armen Abazyan from the post of director of the National Security Service (NSS). The dismissal was made at the ...

01/12/2024

Armenian National Security Service Director and his/her deputies will be appointed and dismissed by Prime Minister

The government of Armenia approved today a set of amendments to the law on state administration bodies, whereby the Director of Armenia's National Security Service and his/her deputies will be appointed and dismissed by the Prime Minister. YEREVAN, November 30. /ARKA/. The government of Armenia approved today a set of amendments to the law on state administration ...

11/30/2023

Yevgeny Motovilov appointed head of VTB (Armenia) corporate business

VTB (Armenia) Board approved Yevgeny Motovilov as Deputy General Director - Chairman of VTB (Armenia) Directorate. YEREVAN, November 30. /ARKA/. VTB (Armenia) Board approved Yevgeny Motovilov as Deputy General Director - Chairman of VTB (Armenia) Directorate. He will supervise the work of the Bank's Corporate ...

11/30/2023

Company director arrested for selling sugar and buckwheat without payment documents

An Armenian court allowed law-enforcement authorities to arrest the director of At.Land LLC on charges of tax evasion. YEREVAN, June 21. /ARKA/. An Armenian court allowed law-enforcement authorities to arrest the director of At.Land LLC on charges of tax evasion. The company is accused of selling 850 tons of sugar ...

06/21/2023

Former director general of Armenian NPP charged with embezzlement of more than $1 million

Former director general of the Armenian nuclear power plant (NPP) Gagik Markosyan has been charged with embezzling over $1 million, the Office of Prosecutor General said today. YEREVAN, February 2. /ARKA/. Former director general of the Armenian nuclear ...

02/02/2023

Digitalization for the benefit of clients: Ameriabank is the first in Armenia to create a complex of digital ecosystems

... Ameriabank keeps on providing its clients with financial services and business solutions of international quality and is the only bank in Armenia that has created a complex of digital ecosystems and solutions. Ameriabank CEO Artak Hanesyan, Retail Banking Director Arman Barseghyan and Innovation and Digitalization Director Artem Shamtsyan spoke in detail about the digital agenda of the bank at a press conference on Thursday. Ecosystem idea Artak Hanesyan said that as part of a medium-term strategy, the ...

10/29/2021

Director of Yerevan cemetery detained, charged with corruption

A director of a cemetery in Yerevan is facing a jail term from 7 to 12 years for stealing part of the money received from the relatives of a deceased person to build a repository for the latter. YEREVAN, October 25. /ARKA/. A director of a cemetery in ...

10/25/2021

Top mangers of Georgian port of Poti arrive in Yerevan to explore possibilities to deepen cooperation

Top managers of the Georgian port of Poti on the Black Sea – the newly appointed commercial director Ian Ravlinson (Great Britain) and financial director Julian Andres Fernandez (Colombia) - have arrived in Yerevan to explore the possibilities of cooperation with Armenia and also to learn more about the capabilities of the Armenian forwarding ...

10/06/2021

Robert Ghazaryan elected director of Institute of Oriental Studies

The governing board of Armenia's National Academy of Sciences has elected today Robert Ghazaryan as director of the affiliated Institute of Oriental Studies. YEREVAN, December 23. /ARKA/. The governing board of Armenia's National Academy of Sciences has elected today Robert Ghazaryan as director of the affiliated Institute of Oriental Studies. Robert ...

12/23/2020

The United States interested in development of effective partnership with Armenia - ambassador

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Thursday U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Lynne Tracy, the press office of the Armenian government reports. In attendance were Director of the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Caucasus Affairs and Regional Conflicts Cheryl Fernandez, USAID Armenia Mission Director Deborah Grieser, U.S. Deputy Ambassador to Armenia Christopher W. Smith and Head of the U.S. Embassy Political ...

11/01/2019

Armenian central bank and IMF officials discussed further cooperation

An Armenian delegation that traveled to Washington last week to attend the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) had a meeting with the Executive Director of the Dutch-Belgian subgroup of the IMF Anthony De Lannoy and Deputy Director Richard Doornbosch, the Armenian Central Bank reported. YEREVAN, October 21. /ARКА/. An Armenian delegation that traveled to Washington last week to attend ...

10/21/2019

Director of Chambarak forestry segment of ArmForest organization suspected of embezzling AMD 3.5 million

Director of Chambarak forestry segment of ArmForest government non-commercial organization is suspected of pocketing AMD 3.5 million (USD 7,200), the press office of the Armenian Police Department reported on Friday. YEREVAN, March 29. /ARKA/. Director ...