 Armenia’s poverty rate down by 2% in 2014: report November 23, 2015 - 18:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The number of poor people continues to decline in Armenia, with a 30% poverty rate having been registered in 2014, the country's National Statistical Service (NSS) reports, according to the RFE/RL Armenian service. Commenting on the report Social Snapshot and Poverty in Armenia, published on Monday, November 23, chief of NSS Households Survey Department Diana Martirosova detailed the results of the survey. Particularly, the poverty line totaled AMD 40.264: if people could afford spending more than AMD 40.264, they were not considered to be poor in 2014. “In 2014, Armenia’s economy grew by 3,5% against 2013, reducing the poverty rate by 2%,” Martirosova said.   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. |
