  Finance Minister: Armenia’s poverty rate to remain unchanged December 24, 2012 - 18:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Poverty rate currently totals 35,1% in Armenia, with the index expected to drop by 2-3 percentage points by the end of the year, Minister of Finance said. “No serious changes will be recorded as to the poverty line,” Vache Gabrielyan told Dec 24 press conference. Dwelling on tax-to-GDP ratio, Minister Gabrielyan forecast 0,6% growth, with 2013 index planned at 20,66%.   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 |  Latest news Armenia Security Council chief traveling to Qatar  Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will travel on a working visit to Qatar.Pillars installed in Armenian border village of Kirants In the Armenian village of Kirants, three border markers have been installed, and border guards stand next to them.Armenian Foreign Minister regrets “tragic loss” of Iranian counterpart The Armenian Foreign Ministry has expressed shock over the death of the Iranian President and the Minister of Foreign Affairs.Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. |
