Armenia pensions will increase by 10% from 2020![]() July 11, 2019 - 13:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Beginning from January 1, 2020, pensions in Armenia will increase by 10%, Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Zaruhi Batoyan said in a Facebook page. Batoyan said a total of 560,000 penwill benefit from the increase, which was also reported by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Pashinyan revealed that the program of state medium-term expenditures for 2020-2022 was approved at an extraordinary cabinet meeting on Thursday, July 11. The decision to increase pensions was reached on Thursday too. Related links: ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |