GROWTH IN IT AND COMMUNICATION SERVICES AMOUNTS TO 7.2% AND 1.9% RESPECTIVELY IN ARMENIA

Noyan Tapan
June 16, 2009

YEREVAN, JUNE 16, NOYAN TAPAN. Information technology services
of 6bn 374m drams (about 17.67m USD) were provided in Armenia in
January-April 2009, which exceeded by 7.2% the index of the same
period of 2008. Services of 578m drams were provided in developments
and research sector, which was a decline of 8.4% on the same period
of last year.

According to the RA National Statistical Service, revenues from
communication services amounted to 50bn 43.5m drams in January-April
2009, growing by 1.9% in comparable prices on January-April 2008.

475 computers were produced in the country in the first four months
of 2009 compared to 1,063 computers in the same period of 2008 (55.3%
decline).