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    PREMIER: ARMENIAN ECONOMY EXPECTED TO STOP DECLINING LATER THIS YEAR

    ARKA
    July 23, 2009

    YEREVAN, July 23. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan
    thinks national economy is expected to stop declining later this year.

    "We think GDP decline will deepen in coming two months, but the
    economy to stop declining later this year", the premier said at a
    news conference on Tuesday.

    National Statistical Service of Armenia says the country's economy
    declined 16.3% in Jan0June 2009, compared with the same period of
    the previous year.

    According to the statistical report, GDP totaled AMD 1119.4 billion
    ($3216.2 million).

    June's GDP exceeded that of the previous month.

    The Government has predicted that fast growth in 2008 will be followed
    by a rapid decline in six months of 2009 with the deepest low in the
    coming two months.

    "But we recorded only 0.6% decline this month, though we predicted
    deeper decline", Sargsyan said.

    In his words, this month's indicators show that the bailout measures
    taken by the Government have positive impact on the countries' economy.

    The premier said that Armenia's construction sector has built up its
    volumes by 228% over June.

    He said the country's trade turnover has grown as well. Sargsyan said
    that the agriculture sector faced decline, but the decline slowed
    down recently because of season factors.

    He expressed hope for further improvement in the agriculture sector
    in August.

    National Statistical Service of Armenia says agriculture sector's
    output reduced 2.5% in Jan-June 2009, compared with the same period
    of the previous year, to 123.5 billion by late June.

    June's output was 61.4% greater than that of May.
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