Thursday, June 24 2021 16:25
Naira Badalian

Investments of two new companies of the Alliance FEZ in the  production of innovative technologies will amount to about $ 138  million

Investments of two new companies of the Alliance FEZ in the  production of innovative technologies will amount to about $ 138  million

ArmInfo.ARTEK POWER SYSTEM LLC invests AMD 4 billion 250 million (about $ 8.2 million in the production of high-tech products, in particular, unmanned aerial  vehicles on the territory of RAO MARS CJSC in the Alliance FEZ. The  company's right for a period of 5 years was approved at a government  meeting on June 24.

According to the substantiation certificate to the document, during  the implementation of the investment project (2021-2025), 85 new jobs  will be created with an average monthly salary of about 450 thousand  drams (in the first year), then the salary will reach 550 thousand  drams.

In the first year of operation, the company will have about 250  square meters of office space in the Alliance free economic zone,  which in 2025 will expand to 1,000 square meters.

Another company, Interactive Smart Technology Fez LLC, was also  included by the Cabinet of Ministers in the register of the Alliance  FEZ. The company, like the previous one, will be engaged in  activities in the field of production and export of innovative  technologies. During the implementation of the program (2021-2025),  the LLC plans to invest 67.7 billion drams (about $ 130 million), 60  new jobs will be created with an average monthly salary of about 350  thousand drams (in the first year), then the salary will increase to  400 thousand drams. The company will be provided with a production  area of approximately 650 square meters.

Note that according to the state register of legal entities, the  first LLC was created about 4 months ago - on February 25, 2021, and  the second one - a month earlier - on May 13, 2021. There is no free  access to information about the owners of these companies.

It should be reminded that the first Free Economic Zone (FEZ)  "Alliance" in Armenia has been operating since August 1, 2013 on the  territory of RAO Mars CJSC and Yerevan Scientific Research Institute  of Mathematical Machines CJSC. The free economic zone, managed by  Sitronics, is located on an area with a total area of over 100  thousand square meters, including the Mars plant with an area of 77  thousand square meters and the Institute of Mathematical Machines  with an area of 27 thousand sq. m. FEZs function in two directions -  high technologies and production of new technologies. One of the  prerequisites for the formation of a free economic zone is the  production of products aimed at export. As of today, 4 free economic  zones have been created in Armenia - "Alliance", "Meridian",  "Meghri", and "Ekos".