  Armenia parliament OKs raising minimum wage by 24% in 1st reading October 3, 2019 - 12:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The National Assembly on Thursday, October 3 approved a bill to increase the minimum wage in Armenia by about 24% -- from AMD 55,000 (approx. $115) to AMD 68,000 ($143) -- in first reading. 102 lawmakers voted in favor, one voted against the bill. The draft law was first approved by the government on June 27, with Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Security Gemafin Gasparyan revealing that 45,000 people working in the private sector and 35,000 others employed in the public sector will benefit from the change. Earlier, lawmakers from the ruling My Step alliance had proposed raising the minimum wage in the country to AMD 63,000 ($132).   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. |
