  RA Ministry of Finance: prerequisites were created in 2010 to launch pension reformsJanuary 15, 2011 - 15:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - As part of implementation of pension reforms, bills on funded pension reform and income tax were developed by the RA Ministry of Finance and adopted by the Armenian parliament. Armenia is envisaged to transfer to the volunteer funded pension scheme in 2011 and to the compulsory one from 2014. It should be noted that certain steps are already taken. Specifically, pensioners will be able to get their pensions through bank cards in several months.   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 Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
