Finance Ministry predicts employment growth in ArmeniaMarch 12, 2013 - 16:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Ministry of Finance submitted “Strategic long-term development program for 2012-25”, envisaging growth of the number of employed people by 157 thous. by 2025. Job creation is a major focus of the program, along with the development of the human capital, improvement of the social security system and institutional modernization of the control system. It is also planned to increase the number of those employed in the agriculture sector by 50 000 and 101 000 in 2017 and 2021 respectively. Armenian Ministry of Finance plans to achieve the above mentioned rates by creation of jobs in the industry sector, with annual 4.5-6.5% growth to be reported in the construction industry. 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 | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |