  6,6% unemployment rate in Armenia reported in 1st halfyear of 2011 July 25, 2011 - 15:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - As of July 1, unemployment rate in Armenia decreased by 0,4% to comprise 6,6%, according to Armenian Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Artur Grigoryan. As he noted on July 25 at governmental press center, “increased number of vacancies is explained by the economic growth in January –May 2011.” According to the Minister, 1814 vacancies were reported as of July 1, exceeding the number of vacancies reported in 2010 by 12,7%. Those employed in 2011, exceeded the number planned by 18,8% to comprise 5641.   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. |
