Ukraine receives regular IMF trance.

WASHINGTON, December 23 (Itar-Tass) - The International Monetary Fund
(IMF) has issued a regular credit tranche worth 1.5 billion dollars to
Ukraine as part of an anti-crisis support program, which was endorsed in
July 2010, the IMF press service reported on Wednesday.

. Russian vice-premier visits village in Khakassia.

MOSCOW, December 23 (Itar-Tass) - Russian Vice-Premier Igor Sochi on
Wednesday visited a village of Cheryomushki in the Republic of Khakassia.
Sechin saw a gymnasium, a sports centre and an ice field where an
indoor ice palace is going to be built in the near future, the Russian
government's press service reports.
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who took part in a TV
bridge devoted to the launch of a third hydraulic unit at the
Sayano-Shushenskaya hydropower station, ordered Sechin to inspect the
repaired social amenities, including a school and a sport complex, in
person.
The sport complex is be modernized and renovated in 2011.

. Russian investments in Armenia keep growing.

ST.PETERSBURG, December 23 (Itar-Tass) - Armenian Prime Minister
Tigran Sarkisyan said on Wednesday that Russian investments in Armenia had
been growing from year to year.
"When we say three billion dollars, we mean all Russian investments in
Armenia, including those coming from private investors," the Armenian
prime minister explained after talks with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir
Putin.
"More than three thousand Russian enterprises - big, small and
mid-size - operate in Armenia," Sarkisyan went on to say.
He noted that last year the Armenian economy had seen diversification
of branches in which Russian companies invested their capital.
"It's not just energy or the banking sector but also the service
sector and information technologies, and we want this diversification to
continue and deepen," the Armenian premier emphasized.
Sarkisyan believes that business environment is very important not
only in terms of macroeconomic stability. He recalled that last year
Armenia had received a credit worth 500 million dollars from Russia. It
helped the Armenian government to neutralize the negative consequences of
the global financial and economic crisis and made it possible to create
favourable conditions for business development.

.Armenian PM satisfied with his talks with Putin.

ST.PETERSBURG, December 23 (Itar-Tass) - Armenian Prime Minister
Tigran Sarkisyan said on Wednesday that he was pleased and satisfied with
his talks with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. The two premiers met
in St. Petersburg on Wednesday.
"I am very satisfied with the meeting. We had a detailed and profound
discussion of issues included in the agenda of our talks. We've issued
instructions to respective agencies," the Armenian prime minister
emphasized.
"The talks were very warm, open and sincere, just as they should be
between strategic partners," he said.
Sarkisyan thanked Russian leadership for a given opportunity to
discuss strategic issues on which Armenia is supposed to pass strategic
decisions in 2011.
Sarkisyan said the agenda of his working visit also included economic
issues. He said his invitation to Vladimir Putin to visit Armenia remained
in force. However, the sides didn't raise the subject on Wednesday
because, according to Sarkisyan, a New Year period was not the best time
to agree on visits.
"It's usually time for government to sum up the results and work out
action plans for next year," Sarkisyan explained. He suggested returning
to that issue after the first quarter of 2011.
The Armenian prime minister also noted that Russia had increased
investments in Armenia's economy.
"When we say three billion dollars, we mean all Russian investments in
Armenia, including those coming from private investors," Sarkisyan said.
He added that over three thousand Russian enterprises - big, small and
mid-size - operated in Armenia.
He noted that last year the Armenian economy had seen diversification
of branches in which Russian companies invested their capital.
"It's not just energy or the banking sector but also the service
sector and information technologies, and we want this diversification to
continue and deepen," the Armenian premier emphasized.
Sarkisyan believes that business environment is very important not
only in terms of macroeconomic stability. He recalled that last year
Armenia had received a credit worth 500 million dollars from Russia. It
helped the Armenian government to neutralize the negative consequences of
the global financial and economic crisis and made it possible to create
favourable conditions for business development.

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