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Governors of five regions of Russia discussed joint economic projects with the Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia
Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Mher Grigoryan and governors of a number of Russian regions discussed prospects for developing relations in the trade, economic and tourism spheres at a meeting held in Yerevan on Friday. YEREVAN, June 6. /ARКА/. Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Mher Grigoryan and governors ...
06/06/2025Battle for growth or decline: Armenian Ministry of Economy accuses National Statistical Committee
... calculate, they call the regional centers. This method was used 20 years ago when I was a student, and nothing has changed in the Statistics Committee in 20 years," he said. According to him, no new methods have been developed, and as a result, governors give instructions to the heads of communities, who in turn pass them on to the heads of administrative centers. Papoyan noted that he spoke with the heads of 10 centers, who stated that there was no calculation methodology. According to him,...
11/29/2024IMF Deputy Regional Director on improving outlook for Armenia's economy and its development potential
... necessary. That is, reform policymakers must continue to step up their efforts to increase productivity so that the country achieves a higher level of sustainable growth. ARKA - Within the framework of the spring meeting of the IMF and World Bank Board of Governors, a meeting was also held with the Armenian delegation headed by Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan. What agreements were reached during that meeting and what are the main areas of co-operation that were outlined? Arvanitis - We had very constructive ...
06/06/2024EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso re-elected for a second term during annual meeting in Yerevan
The Board of Governors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on Thursday re-elected Odile Renaud-Basso for a second term as the bank's president, the EBRD press service reported. YEREVAN, May 16. /ARKA/. The Board of Governors of the ...
05/16/2024Executive Vice President of European Commission for economic affairs to visit Armenia on 15-16 May
... expected to meet Odile Renaud-Basso, the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and Armenia’s President Vahagn Khachatryan. Additionally, the European official will take part in the opening session of the EBRD Board of Governors’ Annual Meeting, to be held in Yerevan.
05/13/2024Top 10 books that should be read by beginner investors
... the last decade, visual analysis as a serious trading and investing method was largely the domain of specialists and professional traders. Most successful traders simply will not take up a trade without first looking at the charts. Even the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System now uses price charts," assures Murphy. The author was one of the first to look at the opportunities for trading various financial instruments that the Internet offers. 8. How to play and win at a stock exchange,...
02/14/2024Grant Thornton Armenia Announces New Chairman of the Board
... Gyulbudaghyan. YEREVAN, December 18. /ARKA/. Grant Thornton Armenia concludes 2023 with the announcement of significant appointment of Armen Hovhannisyan in the role of Chairman of the Board, effective January 1, 2024, succeeding Gagik Gyulbudaghyan.... ... of Grant Thornton Armenia. I am confident that under Mr. Hovhannisyan's leadership, Grant Thornton Armenia's unified Board of Governors will continue to pursue bolder projects and remain committed to providing exceptional service to its clients." ...
12/18/2023Armenian authorities to provide 360 million drams to governors’ offices to support Karabakh refugees
The Armenian government will allocate 360 million drams to governors' offices to purchase food and non-food essential goods for thousands of ethnic Armenians who fled their homes in Nagorno-Karabakh and crossed into Armenia after Azerbaijan’s military offensive on Sept.19.. YEREVAN, September 28. /ARKA/....
09/28/2023EBRD First Vice President visits Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan
... Starting in Armenia , the trip will continue in Georgia and finish in Azerbaijan . First Vice President Rigterink, accompanied by Matteo Patrone, EBRD Managing Director for Eastern Europe and the Caucasus, will meet government officials, central bank governors, business leaders and representatives of international financial organisations in each country. He will also mark the handover between the outgoing EBRD Regional Director for the Caucasus, Catarina Bjorlin Hansen, and her successor, Alkis Vryenios ...
09/04/2023Pashinyan angered by the fact that rural people not aware of government's smart cattle-breeding farms program
... everything about everything. "This is not true. Those for whom we have launched this program - these people don't even know that there is such a thing. And it is not mentioned in any report. I am instructing the Ministry of Economy, together with the governors, to form groups within a month that will visit, one by one, these pastures, houses (of people) who are engaged in cattle breeding," the prime minister said. -0-
08/11/2023U.S. Treasury Department reminds Armenia of measures against circumvention of anti-Russian sanctions
... commitment to continued cooperation between the U.S. and Armenia. An Armenian delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan is in Washington to attend the spring meetings of the World Bank (WB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Boards of Governors. -0-
04/13/2023IMF to cut significantly forecast for global growth
... work out an effective economic strategy. “It’s shock after shock after shock which are really hitting the global economy,” she said. According to Bloomberg, the IMF director’s statement comes after the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors ended their meeting on Saturday without reaching a communique, underlining the difficulty in coordinating a global response to surging inflation and recessionary fears. In a review due this month, the IMF is going to downgrade its forecast substantially,...
07/18/2022Armenian government to subsidize 50% of cost of fertilizers for small farms
... attractive,” he said. Kerobyan said the ministry is drafting a set of measures which are supposed to stimulate the construction of small biological fertilizer plants in the country. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, in turn, urged the regional governors to pay more attention to the development of organic fertilizer production, the transition to drip irrigation and intensive agriculture. -0-
03/03/2022Well-known facilitator Ekaterina Karmak names the reasons why she decided to move to Armenia (VIDEO)
... for regions and industries, we - 20 people - were selected all over Russia, six months were taught how to make long-term strategies for the regions and industries. And a strategic session for the regions is not a session for companies. You speak to governors, mayors, representatives of business, NGOs, the media, 200-300 people. And they all have to agree on a strategy. It's complicated. Q. After the coronavirus restrictions and the war in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) communication is more relevant ...
01/17/2022Armenian government approves appointment of two new provincial governors
The Armenian government has approved today the appointment of two new provincial governors for Ararat and Aragatsotn regions. YEREVAN, January 13. /ARKA/. The Armenian government has approved today the appointment of two new provincial governors for Ararat and Aragatsotn regions. Sedrak Tevonyan has been appointed governor of Ararat ...
01/13/2022Eighth Armenian-Russian interregional forum to take place in Yerevan October 18-19
... plenary session of the business forum will be attended by Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures Development Gnel Sanosyan and the Russian Minister of Economic Development Maksim Reshetnikov. Armenian and Russian provincial governors, representatives of the Eurasian Economic Union, Russian and Armenian ministries, public organizations, experts and businessmen will take part in the forum. Within the framework of the forum, a number of round tables will be organized on the ...
10/14/2021Ameriabank Receives Euromoney Award for Excellence 2021 as the Best Bank in Armenia
... About Euromoney: For 50 years, Euromoney has been the leading publication for covering the growth of international finance. Over the past 12 months its coverage has included interviews with close to 100 bank CEOs, ministers of finance and central bank governors around the world. For more information, please visit Euromoney’s website . -0-
07/15/2021BSTDB President: Armenia has an excellent track record of responding to crises and repeatedly demonstrated its resilience (EXCLUSIVE)
.... The sectors that were hit hardest during 2020 will probably lead the growth in 2021 and 2022, BSTDB President Dmitry Pankin saaid in an exclusive interview with ARKA news agency. Question - Armenia has taken the Chairmanship of the BSTDB Board of Governors. What are the country’s commitments in this respect and what are the main priority areas for 2021? What has already been done? Pankinn - Normally, the chair country is hosting the Bank’s Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors and patronizes ...
06/21/2021EU to show immediate 465.5 thousand assistance to Armenian farmers
....5 thousand euros will be used to minimize the negative consequences of the epidemic in particularly vulnerable provinces of the country - Lori, Shirak and Tavush. The online meeting was attended by the Deputy Minister of Economy Arman Khojoyan, the governors of Tavush, Shirak provinces, a representative of the Lori provincial administration, as well as by the UNDP Resident Representative in Armenia Dmitry Maryasin. On March 16 Armenia declared a 30-day state of emergency to contain the spread of ...
04/11/2020Armenia and EBRD discuss ways to step up cooperation
... /ARKA/. Armenian Economy Minister Tigran Khachatryan and an EBRD delegation, led by EBRD Vice President Pierre Heilbronn, discussed today ways to step up bilateral cooperation. Khachatryan expressed satisfaction with the decision of the EBRD Board of Governors to hold the bank's annual meeting in Armenia in 2021. Khachatryan spoke about the economic policy of the government, emphasizing the importance of ensuring a level playing filed and transparency for all. According to Khachatryan, the involvement ...
02/07/2020Yerevan to host EBRD annual session in 2021
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will hold its 2021 annual session in Yerevan, the press office of Armenian Vice-premier Tigran Avinyan reported on Tuesday on his Facebook page. "We have received the EBRD governors' decision, and I am happy to inform you that Yerevan has been chosen as place that will host the EBRD 2021 assembly," Avinyan posted on his Facebook page. YEREVAN, February 4. /ARKA/. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ...
02/04/2020New appointments made in Grant Thornton Armenia
... organizational structure that will serve to bring the firm’s new strategy and bold vision to life, the press office of the company reported on Monday. The press office reports that in January 2020 Grant Thornton Armenia has formed a unified Board of Governors and Gagik Gyulbudaghyan has been elected as the Chairman of the Board. Armen Hovhannisyan has been appointed as the CEO of “Grant Thornton” CJSC, Gurgen Hakobyan and Hakob Tadevosyan have been re-appointed as the CEOs of “Grant Thornton ...
02/03/2020Pashinyan: transition to slaughtering livestock in slaughterhouses is a matter of country's image
... towards solving this problem and by February 6 it will consider the possibility of creating favorable conditions for the construction of new slaughterhouses and the acquisition of necessary equipment. He said also that the government, together with the governors and the State Food Safety Service, will develop a preferential map of slaughterhouses. In his words, only those projects that will embrace as many communities as possible and provide wider access to slaughterhouse will get financing. Pashinyan ...
01/22/2020EBRD chooses Armenian capital as venue of its 2021 annual meeting
... European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has chosen the Armenian capital Yerevan as the venue of its an annual meeting in 2021, Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan said today. He said in a Facebook post that the EBRD Board of Governors is expected to vote on this issue in late January next year. The Deputy Prime Minister recalled that the idea to choose Yerevan as the venue of the EBRD's annual meeting and a business forum in 2021 was first announced this past spring and was ...
12/18/2019Armenian government toughens anti-smoking law
... have banned smoking and see what their profits are and the amount of taxes they pay to prove that the fight against smoking does not necessarily lead to closure of a restaurant or cafe. He said 80% of his government are non-smokers and also 100% of governors do not smoke either. 'I don’t know how the situation is in the law enforcement agencies, but the police chief does not smoke, and the head of the National Security Service smokes, but secretly," Pashinyan joked . "I myself smoked,...
09/12/2019Inter-agency commission approves 483 projects with a total budget of 23.76 billion
Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures Suren Papikyan had a working meeting today with governors and some deputy ministers, the press service of the ministry said. YEREVAN, August 27. /ARKA/. Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures Suren Papikyan had a working meeting today with governors and some deputy ...
08/27/2019Ameriabank wins Euromoney Award for Excellence 2019 as the Best Bank of the Year in Armenia
... ceremony in London. For 50 years, Euromoney has been the leading publication for covering the growth of international finance. Over the past 12 months its coverage has included interviews with close to 100 bank CEOs, ministers of finance and central bank governors around the world. Ameriabank is a dynamically developing bank and one of the major and most stable financial institutions in Armenia. The first investment bank in Armenia, Ameriabank has been providing a large package of innovative banking ...
07/11/2019Irrigation system may be decentralized in Armenia and given to provincial administrations - paper
... decided so far what to do with the country’s irrigation system, Zhamanak reports. According to the media source, the irrigation system may be decentralized and given to provincial administrations. The newspaper says this area is supported by provincial governors, who will enhance influence in their provinces by setting control over the area. -0---
03/29/2019Prime minister dismisses deputy defense minister and vice-governors
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has dismissed today Davit Pakhchanyan as Deputy Minister of Defense and Karen Khudaverdyan and Tigran Tamrazyan as acting vice-governors of the province of Tavush. --0-- YEREVAN, March 14. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has dismissed today Davit Pakhchanyan as Deputy Minister of Defense and Karen Khudaverdyan and Tigran Tamrazyan as acting vice-governors of ...
03/14/2019Farmers Movement is against closure of ministry of agriculture
... damage to vegetable crops. However, this problem was not resolved. He said farmers are still unaware whether the government is going to help them this year by subsidizing the prices of fuel, seeds and fertilizers. In his words, if previous regional governors and other officials were corrupt; the current ones are incompetent. According to him, agriculture in Armenia has all the possibilities for development, but to ensure it, the agriculture must be handled by professionals. According to Sedrakyan,...
03/01/2019Armenian premier appoints two provincial governors
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has appointed two provincial governors – Tigran Petrosyan as Shirak province governor and Hayk Chobanyan as Tavush province governor. YEREVAN, February 6. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has appointed two provincial governors – Tigran Petrosyan as Shirak ...
02/06/2019Optimization reaches provincial administrations in Armenia
... 5. /ARKA/. The wave of optimization has reached Armenia’s provincial administrations, Zhamanak reported on Tuesday. According to the media source, it has been decided to carry out job cuts not only among mid-ranking officers, but also among vice-governors. The newspaper makes an allusion to the epoch of Robert Kocharyan’s rule, when the number of vice-governors had been significantly increased to provide loyal persons with governing positions. -0---
02/05/2019Armenian premier presents new approach to provision of bonuses to employees of government agencies
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan presented Wednesday the new approach to provision of bonuses to employees of the country’s government agencies. The bonus-distribution scheme aroused public reaction recently. The thing is that some provincial governors gave themselves so-called 13th salary ahead of New Year and Christmas holidays. YEREVAN, January 31. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan presented Wednesday the new approach to provision of bonuses to employees of the country’s ...
01/31/2019Armenian government dismisses two governors
The Armenian government dismissed Thursday two provincial governors – Vhe Galumyan as governor of Tavush province and Karen Sarukhanyan as governor of Shirak province. YEREVAN, January 17. /ARKA/. The Armenian government dismissed Thursday two provincial governors – Vhe Galumyan as governor of Tavush ...
01/17/2019Media sources publish names of some ministers
... is known now that Health Minister Arsen Torosyan, Education and Science Minister Arayik Harutyunyan, Nature Protection Minister Erik Grigoryan and Transport, Communication and Information Technology Minister Hakob Arshakyan as well as all provincial governors will submit their resignations, but are expected to remain in office. National Security Service Head Arthur Vanetsyan and Police Chief Valeri Osipyan will continue working on their positions as well. --0---
12/26/2018Hunan Poghosyan to be appointed as Syunik province governor
... Pashinyan called on people to come to the area outside the parliament building. Immediately after that call people flooded the entire Baghramyan Avenue. At that rally, the premier informed people about the dismissal of the ministers. On October 4, six governors from the Tsarukyan bloc and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation/Dashnaktsutiun were dismissed as well. New governors were appointed to three of these six vacant positions already on October 10. -0----
10/16/2018Gabriel Ghazaryan appointed as minister of sports and youth affairs
... decree appointing Gabriel Ghazaryan as Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, the presidential press service reported. Before this appointment Gabriel Ghazaryan served as Deputy Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs. He had held the job of minister from 2014 ... ... Armenian Revolutionary Federation/Dashnaktsutyun. In response Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sacked several Cabinet ministers and governors affiliated with the Prosperous Armenia Party and the ARF Dashnaktsutyun. --0--
10/10/2018Armenian government appoints three provincial governors
The Armenian government appointed Wednesday three provincial governors. YEREVAN, October 10. /ARKA/. The Armenian government appointed Wednesday three provincial governors. It appointed Gnel Sanosyan as Gegharkunik province governor, Trdat Sargsyan as Vayots Dzor governor and Andrey Ghukasyan as Lori governor....
10/10/2018Armenian premier appoints sport and youth affairs minister
... called on people to come to the area outside the parliament building. At that rally, the premier informed people about the dismissal of ministers from Prosperous Armenia and Dashnaktsutiun parties. Later, he also dismissed these parties’ provincial governors. -0----
10/10/2018Armenian National Assembly dismissed de facto, de-jure dismissal remains
... called on people to come to the area outside the parliament building. At this rally, the premier informed people about the dismissal of ministers from Prosperous Armenia and Dashnaktsutiun parties. Later, he also dismissed these parties’ provincial governors. -0----
10/08/2018Feliks Tsolakyan agrees to become emergency minister
... October 2, after the parliament passed a bill preventing the dissolution of the National Assembly, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told his supporters who gathered in front of the parliament building that he would sack government ministers and provincial governors affiliated with the Prosperous Armenia and ARF/ Dashnaktsutyun parties, which backed the controversial bill designed by the Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) ex-president Serzh Sargsyan. According to mass media, Tsolakyan received the offer ...
10/04/2018Six provincial governors dismissed in Armenia
The Armenian government dismissed today six provincial governors from Tsarukyan bloc and the Armenian Revolutionary Federatioin/Dashnaktsutiun. YEREVAN, October 4. /ARKA/. The Armenian government dismissed today six provincial governors from Tsarukyan bloc and the Armenian Revolutionary Federatioin/Dashnaktsutiun....
10/04/2018Pashinyan to resign after dismissing his Cabinet ministers
... Cabinet ministers come into force. YEREVAN, October 2. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said today he will resign after his orders to dismiss Cabinet ministers come into force. “Once my orders to dismiss government ministers and governors enter legally into force, after that - I don’t mention a specific term - I will resign. After 7 days, the parliament must elect a prime minister, if the prime minister is not elected, there will be a second round. If the parliament does not ...
10/02/2018Head of Tashir group of companies is among 100 most influential Russians
... billionaire Samvel Karapetyam, the head of Tashir group of companies, is rated one of the most influential Russians by the Russian edition of Forbes. Karapetyan is on the 95th spot in the list that includes 100 names of politicians, parliament members, governors, and top managers of large companies. The rating is topped by president Vladimir Putin, who is followed by CEO of Sberbank savings bank German Gref. Third is the head of Gazprom Alexei Miller, who is followed by the chief executive officer of ...
08/30/2018Ameriabank receives Euromoney Award for Excellence 2018 as Best Bank in Armenia
... London. For almost 50 years, Euromoney has been the leading publication for covering the growth of international finance. Over the past 12 months its coverage has included interviews with close to 100 bank CEOs, ministers of finance and central bank governors around the world. Ameriabank is a dynamically developing bank and one of the largest and most stable financial institutions in Armenia. Ameriabank is a universal bank offering corporate, investment and retail banking services in a comprehensive ...
07/12/2018Chief of Armenia’s Investigative Committee resigns
... worked for 45 years in the law-enforcement bodies,’ he said. Hovsepyan said that a string of legislative regulations passed over the last years have ensured the independence of investigators from courts, prosecutors, local self-government bodies, governors, the government and the legislature. "The manifestation of your independence lies in the ability to make decisions on your own, and when you do not know how to make decisions, act in accordance with the law," he said, saying investigators ...
06/11/2018Armenian government appoints Armavir and Syunik provinces governors
... Syunik province governor. YEREVAN, June 8. /ARKA/. The Armenian government decided Thursday to appoint Gagik Mirijanyan as Armavir province governor and Karen Hambardzumyan as Syunik province governor. Earlier, the government appointed new governors to Aragatsotn, Ararat, Kotayk, Tavush, Shirak, Gegharkunik, Vayots Dzor and Lori provinces. --0---
06/08/2018Syunik governor resigns
... development of Syunik”. ”On my side, I assure my colleagues, with whom I have passed a short, but difficult and effective way, that I will stay in Syunik and will support them at any moment,” Hakobyan said. Earlier, the government appointed new governors to Aragatsotn, Ararat, Kotayk, Tavush, Shirak, Gegharkunik, Vayots Dzor and Lori provinces. ($1 – AMD 483.49). -0---
06/08/2018New provincial governors appointed in Armenia
The Armenian government approved Friday at its regular meeting the appointments of six provincial governors. YEREVAN, June 1. /ARKA/. The Armenian government approved Friday at its regular meeting the appointments of six provincial governors. Ashot Simonyan is appointed as Aragatsotn province governor, Garik Sargsyan as Ararat province governor,...
06/01/2018Names of new provincial governors known, daily says
An Armenian daily ‘Hraparak” (Square) claims it has found out who are supposed to become new provincial governors. Earlier, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that all governors appointed by the Republican Party will be replaced. YEREVAN, May 29. /ARKA/. An Armenian daily ‘Hraparak” (Square) claims it has found out who are supposed to become new ...
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