Thursday, May 4 2017 16:59
Naira Badalian

Armenian Finance Minster is optimistic regarding the investment portrait of the country

Armenian Finance Minster  is optimistic  regarding the investment  portrait of the country

ArmInfo. The  Finance Minister of Armenia avoids to state certain figures in  respect to investments, but notes the activity in this aspect.

"Based  on anticipatory economic indications, i.e. 6% of  indicators of  economic activity of 2017  first months,  one could state the growth  in country's economy  in the sector of investments ," Vardan Aramyan  stated on May 4 after the Government session.  

At the same time, according to the head of financial entity,  investments will not come to Armenia on their own. In this context  the Minister mentioned his April visit to Washington, where Armenian  party took a participation in the spring session of International  Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank. According to him, IMF and World   Bank are the main partners of Armenia in the aspect of economic  agenda capsulation 

"If we keep sitting in our offices, foreign investors will not know  abut the steps we undertake. We should be more communicative  proceeding from that," Vardan Aramyan. 

To remind, in February 2017 Karen Karapetyan, the Prime Minister of  Armenia stated that it is possible to involve up to USD 3,2 bln  investments within upcoming years.