Around 70% of Armenian citizens felt financial crisis impactMay 6, 2009 - 19:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Around 70% of Armenian citizens felt the negative impact of financial crisis, Economy and Values Research Center stated, based on public opinion poll results.Around 44% of the polled households noted reduction in incomes, 15% - untimely payment of salaries, 11% of the polled found themselves in forced idle state, and 7% - became unemployed, Economy and Values Research Center Chairman Manuk Hergnyan told a news conference in Yerevan. 11-25% of incomes reduction was registered, at that the largest level of reduction was registered in Yerevan, where 40% of the polled noted that the incomes of their families have reduced in the range of 26-50%. Around 80% of the polled entrepreneurs believe that the crisis in the course of 2009 will become worse. "Only 20% of business entities were optimistic, believing that the crisis will be overcome soon," Hergnyan added. The poll was conducted among 100 households. 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 | About 173 million drams and more than 30 beneficiary funds. "The Power of One Dram" is 4 years old In June 2020, the exclusive joint corporate social responsibility initiative of Idram and IDBank "The Power of One Dram" was launched. Aliyev travels to Turkey at Erdogan's invitation On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions” The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. |