Աբովյան 5/1, 5/2 և 5/5 հասցեներում իրականացվող առերևույթ ապօրինի շինարարությունը կասեցվել է՝ քաղաքաշինական փաստաթղթերի ուսումնասիրման նպատակով:   Երևանում շինարարության թույլտվություն ստանալու համար անհրաժեշտ է նախագիծը միջանկյալ համաձայնեցնել  ՀՀ ԱԻՆ աշխատակազմի պետական հրդեհային և տեխնիկական անվտանգության տեսչության, ինչպես նաև ՀՀ մշակույթի նախարարության հետ: Տվյալ կա?...

Ս․թ․ օգոստոսի 9-ին Անշարժ գույքի կադաստրի կոմիտեի ղեկավար նշանակվեց ճարտարապետ-քաղաքաշինարար Սարհատ Պետրոսյանը։ Պաշտոնը ստանձնելուց հետո կոմիտեի երիտասարդ ղեկավարը նախևառաջ փոխել է կոմիտեի նախկին ղեկավարից աշխատասենյակում մնացած կեսմիլիոնանոց աթոռը՝ նախընտրելով պարզ ու հասարակ աշխատանքային աթոռ, ապա անցել ոլորտը բարեփոխելու լրջագույն քայլերի։ Արդեն ներկայացված է կառույց?...

  This past spring, five teams of architects started working on competing designs for a very unique new facility. They were asked to imagine the 4,000 square meter future home of TUMO Studios, TUMO’s new initiative focused on the creation of analog products. The architects’ brief was ambitious: Create an iconic facility at the the border of Tumanyan Park, nestled at the foot of the historic Kievyan bridge. Design it to become an efficient learning hub and the home of a bustling community of designers, artisans and master craftspeople working at the leading edge of contemporary design trends. But that wasn’t all. The center, located on the very steep periphery of the p...

     

Armenia’s Finance Minister Gagik Khachatryan today met with the Director-General of OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) Suleiman Jasir Al-Herbish in Vienna, Information Department of Armenia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports. Loan agreement on funding the Infrastructure and Rural Finance Support Programme (IRFSP) by USD 25 million was signed at the meeting. “The programme aims to improve water supply and irrigation systems in 7 provinces of Armenia, giving priority to the areas with the highest poverty indicators. The programme intends to raise the productivity of small landowners’ irrigated lands and contribute to the reduction of poverty,” the...

Lowering customs duties on jewelry can make Yerevan a worldwide jewelry exchange house for Armenians all over the world, Mr Zohrab Istanboulian, Thai jeweler of Armenian descent, told Armenian News. Istanboulian, who runs his own Bangkok-based production company, Zorab Creation, pointed out to the successful case of Dubai, which became a global trading centre for jewelry, gold, and precious stones. This breakthrough owes much to a business-friendly taxation, Istanboulian added. “We want a success story of that kind in Yerevan too. If the government lowers taxes, Armenian producers will bring their jewelry to Yerevan and make sales from here”, he added. This is likely to boost...

YEREVAN. – The summer season reduced the monetary problems in Armenia, and which are due to the fall of the Russian ruble, stated economist Vilen Khachatryan, at a press conference on Tuesday. In his words, the Russian ruble’s decline should have impacted Armenia’s economy, and resulted in a drop in the exchange rate of the Armenian dram. This impact, however, was felt partially, as the reserves of the Central Bank of Armenia reduced in June, albeit they were on the rise since January. In addition, dollar remittances from Russia to Armenia also dropped. “Armenia should feel by 50 percent what is happening in Russia, but this didn’t happen now,” noted Kh...

PM to prove that international organizations rushed in Armenia economic growth assessment 15:59, 01.08.2015 Region:Armenia Theme: Economics Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan assured that, despite the negative forecasts by international rating agencies, the Government of Armenia will ensure the 4.1-percent economic growth envisioned by the 2015 State Budget. “In the months of January-June, our economic growth made up 4.5 percent,” Abrahamyan on Saturday told reporters in Gyumri city. “All international organizations were giving a negative assessment, and we urged them not to rush. “A 4.1-percent economic growth is put on the basis of the 2015 budget. I&...

YEREVAN. – The American national currency (USD) exchange rate against the Armenian dram (AMD) was AMD 480.91/$1 in Armenia on Wednesday; this is up by AMD 0.34 from Tuesday. The exchange rate for one euro was AMD 539.92 (down by AMD 1.49), that of one British pound was AMD 752.86 (down by AMD 0.72), and the rate of one Russian ruble was AMD 9.70 (up by AMD 0.23), informed the press service of the Central Bank of Armenia. One gram of silver, gold and platinum amounted to AMD 254.5, AMD 18,422.51 and AMD 17,533.47, respectively. Wednesday’s trading totaled USD 1.8 million at NASDAQ OMX Armenia stock exchange. The transactions were conducted at an average exchange rate of AMD 482...

YEREVAN. - Very soon the IT start-ups in Armenia will for the first time be exempted from taxes, Arkadi Sahakyan, lawyer of the Union of information technology enterprises (UITE), told Armenian News –NEWS.am at the conference of Small and Medium Enterprise Cooperation Association. He reminded that the Law on state support to the IT sphere entered into force on January 1, 2015, but it actually began to be applied in April: it took several months for the interagency Committee on consideration of tax exemption applications from start-ups to draft the regulation. The Committee is made up of 7 members who represent Armenia’s Economy and Finance Ministry and the Armenian Gov...