Armenia

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Armenia to nationalise Araratcement

Armenia to nationalise Araratcement

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has announced that Araratcement will be brought under state ownership following the arrest of its owner, businessman and opposition leade...

Armenian MPs support raising cement import tax

Armenian MPs support raising cement import tax

Armenia’s National Assembly has passed the first reading of a draft law for the increase of import duty on cement. The bill, which received 57 votes in favour, one against, and ...

Armenia imposes 6-month cement import ban

Armenia imposes 6-month cement import ban

The Armenian government has banned imports from third countries for a period of six months. The step was taken to create favourable conditions for local cement producers. “The a...

Kyrgyzstan production up 7% in 2022

Kyrgyzstan production up 7% in 2022

The Kyrgyz cement industry produced 2.666Mt of cement in 2022, according to the Eurasian Economic Commission. This represents a YoY increase of 7.1 per cent. Kazakhstan’s cement...

Armenia reduces import duty for cement

Armenia reduces import duty for cement

Armenia’s parliamentary committee on economic affairs has given the green light on a bill by ruling Civil Contract Party MP Babken Tunyan on the lowering of import duty on cemen...

Armenia extends import ban for six months

Armenia extends import ban for six months

Armenia has extended a ban on cement imports from non-Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) countries for another six months, according to ArmenPress. The aim of the ban is to protect t...

Armenia set to extend import duty on cement

Armenia set to extend import duty on cement

Armenia’s National Assembly passed at the first reading the amendments to extend the validity of the state duty set on cement imports until 31 December 2020. The country has imp...