71% Armenians think crisis affected country's economyJune 30, 2009 - 13:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Marketing Association has published the results of a survey conducted among 1082 residents of Yerevan and some regions from April 20 to 30.100% of the respondents proved awareness of the ongoing global economic crisis. 71% of them said the global recession has already struck at the country's economy. 20% said the crisis is still to come. 5% said Armenia will be partially affected. 1% said they do not care. 79% said expressed deep concerns over the crisis. 60% think the crisis is a lingering process. 24% see the soonest end of the crisis. 16% found difficulty in answering. Asked which countries are mostly affected by the crisis, 47% said it's the United States, 43% named Ukraine, 38% pointed out to Russia. Only 4% think that Armenia is the country mostly struck by the global financial crisis. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |