YEREVAN, DECEMBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the data of the Legal Entities and Private Businessmen State Register Agency, since early 2006, 2,541 legal entities and 6,377 private businessmen (including family enterprises) got registered, with their total number making 53,616 and 55,104 as of November 1, 2006. According to the data of the RA National Statistical Service, 52,344 legal entities and 71,076 private businessmen were registered as of November 1, 2005. Over the past year, the number of legal entities grew by 2.4%, while that of private businessmen declined by 22.5%. In 2006, 1,364 legal entities and 23,010 private businessmen were liquidated. The legal entities registered in 2006 made investments of 15 bln 882.6 mln drams (about 37.4 mln USD). 705.79 mln drams was invested in 137 enterprises founded by foreign legal entities and citizens, 343.25 mln drams was invested in 128 joint ventures.

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