In the first quarter of 2019, 13 investment projects were approved under government decisions, and as a result, the amount of expected investments comprises $146 million, and the number of expected jobs — 912. This is what Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan declared during the April 4 government session, adding that this only refers to investments under a special regime.

He noted that, for instance, six investment projects were approved in the first quarter of 2018, and as a result, it was expected to generate investments worth about $5 million and create 140 jobs.

“So, in the first quarter of 2019, the specified indicators grew by 27 times with respect to investments and the number of jobs grew by 6.5 times, compared to the first quarter of 2018,” Pashinyan declared, adding that this is almost the same situation compared to the first quarter of 2017.