 80% OF ARMENIAN POPULATION IS IN POVERTYOctober 23, 2000 - 17:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 23.10.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. "There are a number of economic problems in the state that need to be solved without delay," Leonid Hakopian, the Armenian Minister for Territorial Management and Urban Construction said to Mediamax. According to Hakopian some 70% of national property of Armenia belongs to 4.7% of the population, while the shadow economy makes 40% of national economy. Moreover, the Minister emphasized a huge polarization in the society - 80% of the Armenian population is in poverty. Mr. Hakopian expressed concern over the results of privatization process in the state: "The showings of even 70 out of 7000 of privatized sites do not meet the data on production level of 1990".--0--   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   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.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
