Armenia is the best country for business in CIS, according to Forbes data, "Azatutyun" radio-station reported.

Private companies in Armenia demonstrate increased demand for labor force.

All of the banks from Armenia are included in the list of top 1000 CIS banks, according to the volume of assets: a successful step by Armenia that aims to make the country top financial center in the near future bridging between Middle Eastern and European financial centers.

Armbusinessbank of Armenia entered the list of 100 most rapidly growing CIS banks, the assets of which exceed $100mln.

The idea of turning Armenia into a financial and banking center should be our guide for the nearest years, President Serzh Sarkisian stated today.

The Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan says that Arab states express a wish to move their financial and banking center from Lebanon to Armenia as Armenia makes serious steps to become the regional financial center by dedicating northern town of Dilijan specially for this purpose.

The President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan met on Monday with Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller discussing oil and gas related issues of mutual interest and an oil refinery construction in Armenia, the estimated cost of which is expected to surpass $2 Billion U.S. dollars.

Tigran Sarkisian, the head of the Central Bank of Armenia, stated that in 2007 “unprecedented growth indices” were reached in the banking system of Armenia.

OMX, the leading expert in the exchange industry, and the Government of Armenia have signed a Share Purchase Agreement regarding the acquisition of the Armenian Stock Exchange and the Central Depository of Armenia.

The Armenian government approved on Tuesday its draft budget for next year which calls for a more than 40 percent surge in state expenditures and revenues.

Armenia's economic growth accelerated to 13.6 percent during the first eight months of this year, according to preliminary statistics released by the government on Thursday.

Given the ArmRosgazprom’s activities, Armenia’s savings in the natural gas and transport sector amount to $180-200 million while the population saves some $300 million by using natural gas, ArmRosgazprom Director General Karen Karapetian said at today’s meeting of the company’s shareholders dedicated to ArmRosgazprom 10th birthday.