  Armenian families to spend $500 for New Year meal on averageDecember 22, 2010 - 15:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chairman of the Association of Consumers of Armenia Armen Poghosyan said that the Armenian families with low income will spend about $500 for New Year meal. According to him, the difference between New Year expenses of families with low and high incomes is 6-10 times, while this difference reaches 21 times in Armenia. “The rise in prices does not make difference for around 12-20% of Armenia’s population. Meanwhile, 50% of the country’s population is on the verge of poverty,” he said. Besides, Poghosyan believes that the rights of Armenian consumers are especially unprotected on the threshold of the New Year. “During this period, lots of low-quality products of an unknown origin appear in shops,” said Poghosyan.   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
