Russian President Vladimir Putin approved Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s exit from Russia on Jan. 31, allowing the U.S. firm to sell its business to the Armenia-based investment firm Balchug Capital.
Putin approves sale of Goldman Sachs’ Russian unit to Armenian fund
President Vladimir Putin has authorised Armenian investment fund Balchug Capital’s purchase of Goldman Sachs’ unit in Russia, a government decree published on Friday showed, potentially paving the way …
Putin allows Goldman Sachs to quit Russia
Vladimir Putin has approved Goldman Sachs’ sale of its Russian subsidiary to an Armenian investment fund, completing the US investment bank’s exit from the country almost three years after it first …
Armenia’s export and import growth in 9 months of 2024 driven by increase in gold re-exports – Finance Ministry
said Armenian Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan. YEREVAN, January 13. /ARKA/. The growth in exports and imports of Armenian goods from January to September 2024 is primarily due to the significant …
Armenia and Azerbaijan are at loggerheads again – here’s why tensions are rising
Azerbaijans president, Ilham Aliyev, has launched a fierce verbal attack on Armenia, which he has called a fascist state. Fascism must be destroyed, he said in an interview on local TV networks on …
2,500-Year-Old Urartu Kingdom Houses Discovered in Armenia
Archaeologists uncover Urartu Kingdom houses, a cremation cemetery, and evidence of an earthquake at Davti Blur in Armenia.
Azerbaijan’s President Aliyev demands land corridor through Armenia as tensions rise
By Ani Avetisyan in Yerevan Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev reiterated demands on January 28 for Armenia to open a land corridor connecting Azerbaijan to its Nakhchivan exclave, escalating tensions …
Armenia’s Narratives On Western Azerbaijanis Debunked By New Survey
On January 8, 2025, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan stated that Azerbaijanis left Armenia voluntarily during the Soviet Union’s collapse, asserting that they departed in a “civilized manner, …
Pasinyan, Swiss-Armenian Businessman Discuss Economic Programs in Armenia
Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan and Swiss-Armenian businessman Vahé Gabrache met today on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos and discussed the state of economic programs Gabrache has …
How an entrepreneurial Armenian family fled despair and arrived in Elmira: History column
One student, Sandy Panosian, has left an indelible memory from her response to an immigration project with the story of her grandparents escape from the “Armenian Genocide.” Sandy was in my history …