www.aravot.am inquired from Armen Poghosyan, the head of the Consumers’ Association NGO, the pre-election program of which party was the most populist and the program of which party the most realistic. Our interlocutor responded, “The most populist programs are the ones of the ruling Republican Party and the Prosperous Armenia [...]
This April, a 0.9% increase in prices of food commodities was registered in the republic as compared to those of March. This is registered by the National Statistical Service (NSS). Gas and diesel fuel became more expensive in April by respectively 5.8% and 2.3%. Clothing, shoes and washing agents also [...]
Yerevan, 27 April, 2012 Starting from today till 7 May all Orange voice and internet subscribers will be provided the chance to get a package for two to be present as a VIP guest at 65th Cannes Film Festival. Subscribers will just need to participate in the original contest of [...]
Dustrik Mkhitaryan, the head of the Politics and Democracy NGO, listening closely to the Armenian establishment’s assessment of the Rio+20 National Assessment Report draft at Congress Hotel today, said with surprise, “I didn’t understand which country this report was about – everything was good, everything was done.” A public [...]
The increase in gas prices that took place the other day has nothing to do with the fact that the State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition has imposed a 100-million-AMD fine on the CPS, a company that is the leader in the gas market, recently. Artak Shaboyan informed [...]
Shortcomings and problems identified. A control on non-food labeling, using and maintaining requirements has not been properly provided. The Ministry has not taken sufficient measures to protect consumers’ rights in the field of non-food quality and safety control requirements. Despite the measures taken by the Ministry, public awareness of [...]
This January, the sugar price decreased by 0.3%. The prices of fish, dairy products, eggs, butter, fruits and vegetables decreased in February. Gurgen Martirosyan, the head of the price statistics and international comparisons department of the National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia, made these data public at Henaran [...]
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$15 million loan for the Municipal Water Project for Armenia. The Project will support improvement of the quality and availability of water supply in selected service areas of the Armenian Water and Sewerage Company (AWSC). The activities proposed under the Project [...]
Ara Nranyan, an Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) MP, meeting with a set of European Union organizations, proposed to the representatives of the European Court of Human Rights to punish our corrupted judges, the MP told about this during a meeting with journalists today. According to him, “I explained the problem [...]
2 representatives of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) express different thoughts on the Restrictions on Cash Deals bill. The bill provides for making deals exceeding 3 million AMD non-cash. So, if a customer buys something worth 3.5 million AMD, he will not pay that money in cash, he will [...]
Policy Forum Armenia (PFA, www.pf-armenia.org) announces the publication of a Special Report on “Armenia: Averting an Economic Catastrophe.” The Report is the loudest warning to date issued to people of Armenia, the Diaspora, and other stakeholders about the economic disaster in the making in the country. Its objective is to [...]
The buildings in the center of Cyprus’s capital city Nicosia that have burnt down and are located in the buffer zone (neutral zone) concern tourists that come to that country and they listen very carefully to stories related to that, whereas tourists coming to our country, people responsible for tourism [...]
“Tigran Sargsyan, disregarding the real subject, real leverage, tries to draw attention to secondary things and furthermore put forward his poor knowledge about overcoming poverty for the Cabinet members’ consideration,” this is how during a conversation with Aravot.am, former Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Hrant Bagratyan commented on [...]
Experts think that it is more purposeful to develop alternative energy resources with the billions that are intended to be spent on building a new nuclear power plant. Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant, the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP), exploitation is becoming dangerous, because the equipment is worn out. Experts [...]
10-50-dram increase in local-made cigarette prices, has aroused protest and various commentaries among cigarette consumers. Some people think that the government tries to fill the budget at the expense of consumer again, many people are inclined to think that it is just an attempt to make a favor to big [...]
“Our Armenian land has many good examples. Particularly, the entry of the third operator in our economy that led to increasing rivalry for the market, to price decrease, contributed to internet availability. I have given an urgent instruction to the State Revenue Committee to tell the public what problems there [...]
«Many people say that it is really easy to find a job in Armenia. I can’t imagine my future and my happiness inYerevan. Even if I graduate my institute with red diploma it is hard to say that I will find a job here. There is no guarantee» says Narine [...]
The interview of ARAVOT with Saribek Sukiasyan, Chairman of Board of Armeconombank -Mr. Sukiasyan, how was the ending year of 2011 for the banking sector of Armenia? – First, I have to mention that consequences of the global economic crises are not yet completely overcome, moreover, they speak about the [...]
“’Inter RAO UES’ has nothing to do in our nuclear power plant from now on”, said Armen Movsisyan, the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, during a meeting with journalists today, referring to the debts and demands of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP). According to him, the nuclear power [...]
Today, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, talking about the industrial policy ofArmenia, directed to imports, during the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) economic seminar at “Tumo” technological center, stated that they had pursued right macroeconomic policy and have transferred to a new stage of progress. “Armenia, becoming a member of WTO, [...]
