The Russian government came up with an interesting initiative that is directly connected with Armenians. Even though due attention was not paid to this issue, it is not excluded that we will have to come back to this issue in several months to understand what is behind it.
While the society was discussing the revolution attempt by Shant Harutyunyan, another revolution took place that was unnoticed. This was not a forced revolution but civilized one, and it was not in the street but in people’s thinking. This was an inner revolution and was successful.
It is expected that the economic growth rate in Armenia will not exceed 4.2-4.3% in the end of the year. After international organizations revised their estimation of Armenia’s growth rate in 2013, the government announced that the expected growth rate in the end of the year is 4.1%. Is this a failure? The problem is […]
According to the official statistics, during the first nine months of this year the number of departures from Armenia was 1,118,693 people, and arrivals – 996,492. The difference of arrivals and departures is 122,191. This means in nine months 122,000 people emigrated from Armenia.
As we have already informed in January-September of this year, according to official results 122,191 citizens have left Armenia. By comparing this figure with the one from the previous year, we see that approximately migration of 150,000 citizens was recorded during the past three years. In the meantime, according to official results the official number of unemployed in Armenia reduced by 15,000 during the previous three years.
Imagine a large room with 12 chairs, o-shape and in the middle of that room. Adult men and women sit on those chairs facing each other. One of the men overcomes complexes and comes up saying, “I am Volod, 42-year-old, former engineer. Now I am unemployed…”
As we informed a few days ago a few days ago the report of Policy Forum of Armenia was publicized titled Corruption in Armenia.
The conference hosted experts and high ranking officials. Prime-Minister Tigran Sargsyan was invited, too. Official statements mostly refer to the Prime-Minister’s speech and provide scarce information about the message of Daron Acemoglu, who is ethnic Armenian from current Turkey, works in the United Sates and is considered one of the ten best economists in the world.
The mayor of Gndevaz Hayrapet Mkrtchyan told “168.am” that the –new location should not be an issue for the villagers. “We don’t have neither agriculture, nor grazing areas. We have some topsoil there but it is not fertile and not important for the villagers. They will prefer that the Company takes the land”
Besides the seat belts and a few other initiatives Tigran Sargsyan might perhaps be remembered for something else as well. He imported the word “thesis” in our daily vocabularies and started to actively use it.
