 Paper: Armenia posts 35.8 % poverty rate October 16, 2012 - 12:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In his speech at Armenian Economic Union’s annual conference opening, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan noted that the poverty rate in the republic is about 30%, Haykakan Zhamanak daily reported. The figure implies that over 1 mln of Armenian population lives below the poverty line (poverty rate grossing 35.8% according to the latest official data). However, the problem gets more and more complicated with every passing day. World Bank Resident Representative in Armenia Owaise Saadat noted back in 2001during a meeting with donor countries and organizations that the number of the poor in the country amounted to 680 000, the paper says.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says.   Partner news |  Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |
