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Armenia’s Government to Cover 7.5% of Funded Pension Plans Mandatory Component
Note that under the currently applicable system, the State and the beneficiaries are making equal contributions - 5% each...Read More »
Swedish Myth Busted in Armenia
Note, the Swedish Export Credit Corporation, which operates under the Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications and has a goal to stimulate the export of Swedish goods...Read More »
Yerevan Art College Students Report About Illegal Furniture Workshop on Premises
According to Arthur Avagyan, member of Terlemezyan Restart, it is especially alarming that students may be faced with a locked door at their own college. “This is unacceptable for us. ...Read More »
Armenia’s Parliament Approves New Government Policy Program
The Prime Minister went on to claim that the minute he realized he had lost the people’s trust, he would immediately resign as the head of the government. “We all understand that...Read More »
Corrupt Officials to Become Pashinyan’s ‘Personal Enemy’
All businessmen in Armenia, all without exception, are exempted from corruption obligations of all kinds; any official - prosecutor, chief of police, tax chief, minister - who will try...Read More »
Vanadzor Gloria Sewing Factory Employee Talks About ‘Prison-Like’ Working Conditions
The legal awareness of our employees is rather low: at best, we can demand higher wages, or additional overtime pay. A few years ago, the tailors switched off their sewing...Read More »
Salaries of On-Strike Employees of Kapan Enrichment Plant Have Been Raised
“Through a strike they can voice their issues. A strike can be ruled illegal only by the court. The employer has no right to fire employees on strike as a disciplinary... Read More »
Armenian NSS Revealed Tax Evasion in State Privileged Company
Armenia's Nаtional Security Service has revealed illegal customs clearance schemes in Norfolk Consulting LLC and arrested 4 people, including the CEO of the company...Read More »
Former Employees of Idling Textile Plant Demand back Wages
“We officially addressed this issue to the former Prime Minster Karen Karapetyan for 5 times. Each time the answer was that they were working on it. We came today to see whether there is any help...Read More »
Aragatsotn Villagers Block Road after Plunge in Milk Prices
“Milk nowadays happen to be cheaper than bottled water”, - the villagers say. In their words, they have to sell 100 liters of milk to be able to buy one sack of flour...Read More »