  Prime Minister agrees there are a number of unresolved social issues in Armenia April 13, 2011 - 20:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan agrees there are social and economic problems in the country. The Prime Minister expressed determination in working towards decreasing the level of poverty in Armenia. As he noted, in both opposition and coalition some are unhappy with the governmental policy. “Clearly, there are economy growth-related issues in Armenia. This fact is explained by a drastic slump in the sector of construction, which used to provide 30% of economy growth,” Sargsyan said. In contrast to other CIS stated, Armenia's financial sector managed to withstand the global economic crisis. The construction sector, however, suffered significant losses, estimated at 40%.   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 |  Related sections 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. |
