 Consumers Association chair: 50% hike in transport costs expected July 15, 2013 - 16:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia may see a 50% hike in transport costs over recent increase in gas tariffs, Armenia’s Consumers Association NGO chair said. “The whole of our economy depends on the gas pipe,” Armen Poghosyan told a news conference in Yerevan. However, he was skeptical over a possibility for the hike to cause social riot. In this context, he recommended alternative means of transport, including electricity-powered vehicles.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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.   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.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
