Syria: expands tasks to stop theft of industrial facilities smuggled to Turkey

October 9, 2015 By administrator

By Hazem Sabbagh

Damascus, SANA – Justice Minister Najm al-Ahmad issued a decision on Friday on expanding the tasks of the legal committee formed in August to prepare legal action against the terrorist gangs that dismantled industrial facilities in Aleppo and Idleb provinces and smuggled them to Turkey.

The new resolutions stipulates that, in addition to its original tasks of prosecuting any legal or natural persons that contributed to the aforementioned stealing of facilities, the committee is now tasked with preparing legal action on the cases related to the dismantling of industrial facilities in the provinces of Deir Ezzor, Raqqa, Hasaka, and Qamishli, and/or the stealing of any materials and equipment imported for facilities within Syria within the same provinces, and transporting them to Turkey.

Terrorist organizations supported by the government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan have dismantled dozens of factories in northern Syria, particularly in Aleppo, and smuggled them to Turkey.

Armenia has the best industrial indicators in EAEU

September 23, 2015 By administrator

YEREVAN. – According to the official data, the domestic industry of Armenia is “prospering.” Pursuant to the preliminary data, the rise in the physical volume of industrial production came closer to a double figure – 9,7% at an annual rate. Of course, this indicator constituted “modest” 4,4% for January-August. But in the current conditions, even that number can be considered an apparent achievement.

The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) partners of Armenia are far from doing well in this sphere. Thus, the physical volume of industrial production in Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan has reduced by 3,2%, 7,1% and 0,6% respectively.

In January-July, the total volume of Armenia’s industrial production increased by 4,1% at an annual rate. This was mainly brought along by a significant growth of metallic ore extraction (35,3%). Consequently, the share of this sector in the total amount of industrial production of the republic grew by 1,9 percentage points, reaching 7,4%.

Together with this, the monthly dynamics of foreign trade is characterized by significant instability. Consequently, export of goods in January-August increased by 0,5%, while the import decreased by 26,3%.

Industrial Output in Karabakh Grows by 8.5% in Seven Months

August 28, 2015 By administrator

STEPANAKERT (ARKA)—Industrial output of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) in the first seven months of 2015 surged by 8.5% to about 30 billion drams in current prices, according to the latest figures released today by the National Statistical Service of the NKR.

The mining and quarry industry was reported to have accounted for 26.8% of the output, the processing sector for 37%, electricity, natural gas and steam accounted for 35.1%, while water and waste management accounted for 1.1%.

Sales of finished products in the period surveyed stood at about 29.5 billion drams in current prices. Sales of meat, including poultry, amounted to 4,141 metric tons. 35,117 tons of milk and 371,600 eggs were produced. It was also reported that some 18.5 billion drams worth construction was implemented, 30% less than 2014.