SERVICES IN IT GREW BY 24.2 PER CENT, WHILE COMMUNICATION SERVICES DECREASED BY 5 PER CENT.
Noyan Tapan
April 16, 2009
Yerevan
Over January-February of 2009 the volume of services in the sphere of
IT (computer and related activities) reached 3 billion 184.6 million
AMD (about 10.41 million USD), which is 24.2 per cent more than
the recpective indicator of the same period last year. The volume
of services in the sphere of research and development reached 190.4
million dram over January February, which is 32.3 per cent less than
last year’s performance of the same period.
According to the national statistical data, over January-February
of 2009 the volume of communication services reached 24 billion 974
million AMD, 5 per cent less than the relevant indicator of the same
period of last year (calculated in comparable prices).
Within the first two month of this year 524 computers were produced
in Armenia against 283 over the last January-February (54 per cent
growth).
In 2008 the volume of foreign investments in communications reached
301 million 592.2 thousand against 261 million 186.2 thousand USD
in the previous year. Particularly, investments Lebanon reached 39
million 540 thousand USD against 133 million 461.5 thousand USD of
the previous year.
French investments reached 64 million 738.3 thousand USD over 2008,
while in the previous year France didn’t invested in Armenia’s
communications. Russia invested in 2008 197 mill ion 313 thousand USD,
against 127 million 724.7 thousand USD of the previous year. On the
whole, over the last ten years investments in Armenia’s communications
reached 1 billion 175 million 35.7 thousand USD, which accounts for
27.84 per cent of the whole investments in country’s economy.
In the sphere of Information Technology (computers and related
activities) 13 million 531.2 thousand USD were invested in 2008 against
10 million 255.4 thousand of the previous year. Russia invested 0.2
thousand USD, while within the previous year Russian didn’t invested
in IT sphere. US invested 13 million 531 thousand USD in 2008 against
10 million 255.4 thousand USD made in the previous year. On the whole,
over the last ten years investments in Armenia’s Information technology
(computers and related equipment) totaled 78 million 947.2 thousand
USD, which accounts for 1.67 per cent of the whole investments in
country’s economy.
In 2008 11 million 106.3 thousand USD were invested in the sphere
of research and development, against 7 million 323.6 thousand of
the previous year. In particular, 5 million 937.4 thousand USD were
invested by Ireland against 3 million 745.4 thousand USD of the
previous year. Another 5 million 168.9 thousand USD were invested by
US companies, against 4 million 178.2 thousand USD invested in the
previous year. On the whole, over the last ten years investments
in Armenia’s research and development sphere tot aled 41 million
375.9 thousand USD, which accounts for 0.87 per cent of the whole
investments in country’s economy.
In 2008 no investments were made for the production of office
equipment, computing, radio, television and telecommunication
related equipment, while during the previous year the Great Britain
invested 2 million 597 thousand USD for the production of mentioned
equipment. On the whole, over the last ten years investments in
production of computing and office equipment totaled 61.1 thousand USD
(which accounts for 0 per cent of the whole investments in country’s
economy), while investments in production of radio, television and
telecommunication related equipment totaled 14 million 300.3 thousand,
which accounts for 0.3 per cent of the whole investments in country’s
economy.