  National Stat Service puts extreme poverty threshold at $54 a month November 28, 2013 - 13:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - National Statistical Service released a 2013 report Poverty and Social Panorama in Armenia, with the monthly upper and lowest limit of poverty set at AMD 37 044 ($92,2) and 30 547 ($76); extreme poverty threshold comprised AMD 21 732 ($54). The report posted a 17,4% poverty rate increase against the 2008 data to reach 32,4% in 2013. Extreme poverty rate grew 1,8 times in the last 5 years, with the number of very poor ones increasing by 7,1%. In 2012, every third person - 32.4% (980,000) - was poor; 13.5% (408,000) were very poor and 2.8% (85,000) extremely poor. In July 2013, minimum salary in Armenia was raised to AMD 45,000, up from AMD 32 500. At the same time, jobless rate in the country dropped by 1,2 pct in Q2 2013 to comprise 16,2%.   Top stories 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. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush provinceNarek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28.Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia.Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |
