New trade center to provide jobs to 1000 people
Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan was present today at the opening of the Yerevan fair trade center, initiated by the SIL Concern company.
The segment of the fair constructed during the first stage of the works will allow to hire 550 employees with the average salary of 150.000 AMD.
According to the officials, investments at this stage came close to 2 billion 500 million AMD. After the second phase of construction work is completed, in summer of 2017 Yerevan will have a fair, which will occupy 430,002 meters, with 850 pavilions for retail and wholesale trade, with all modern facilities. The fair will create over 1000 new jobs with the average salary of 150.000 AMD
The president was also present at the opening of the Junwex Yerevan Show-2016 international jewellery exhibition which will be held on October 27-30 at the Meridian exhibition center.
The exhibition center is located on the territory of the free economic zone which provides tax and customs privileges to the businesses operating here. The president toured the exhibition, which is being organized by the Armenian Jewellery Association (AJA) for the sixth time.
The exhibition is being attended by famous jewellery houses from different countries, individual jewelers, and experts. The president toured the pavilions, familiarized with the jewellery pieces presented by the local and foreign companies, jewellery tools, familiarized with the activities and upcoming programs of the firms. . -0-