 Poverty rate drops slightly in Armenia December 5, 2017 - 12:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The poverty rate has dropped by 0.4% in Armenia to 29.4% in 2016 year-on-year, the National Statistical Service reports. According to the data, the extremely poor accounted for the 1.8% of the country's population, 8% were very poor, while the 19.6% were poor last year. This means that three in every 10 Armenian residents fall below the poverty threshold of AMD 40,867 (apx. $85). The poverty rate stood at 27.6% in 2008. In 2016, the GDP grew by 10.6% against 2012, while poverty rate declined by 9.26%.   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 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. |
