Unpaid Workers of Vanadzor TPP Protest Regional Administration
According to the protesters, they have been fruitlessly struggling to get their wages for years: “We’ve appealed to all possible state institutions...
Large Part of 2017 Foreign Direct Investments Directed Armenia's Mining Sector: Report
During January-June 2017, the large part of net inflows of foreign direct investments, namely, 31.6 billion AMD, was directed to the mining sector. In parallel, large...
Nairit Former Employees Demonstrate Outside Government Building; Demand Relaunch and Professional Oversight
Either in 2012 or 2013, the plant management requested money from the government to be able to burn these wastes. The plant’s employees repaired ...
Refuse Chute in Yerevan Residential Buildings ‘Overflowing with Garbage;’ Sanitek Apologizes for Inconvenience
- The stink is so horrible we can’t stay indoors; we can’t sleep or open the windows in this heat...
Armenian Banana Importer Reports Acid Attack on His Warehouses
Banana imports to Armenia used to be monopolized by the Catherine Group company reportedly owned by Mihran Poghosyan, former head of the...
Yerevan Authorities Demolish Open Air Market (Updated)
Thee idea of shutting down the Firdusi market was put forward back in 2010, when the city authorities cracked down on street traders on Yerevan’s Komitas ...
Yerevan Open-Air Market Traders Hold Demonstration Outside Government Offices to Protest Relocation
Nearly 5 dozen stall keepers in the open-air market on Yerevan’s Firdusi street today held a demonstration outside the Government offices, asking the authorities...
Exported Tomatoes Four Times Cheaper Than those Sold in Armenia
In the first quarter of this year, about 8,300 tons of tomatoes were exported from Armenia to Russia, the total customs value of which amounted to 3 378 000 dollars...
Traders in Yerevan Open-Air Market Forced to Relocate
Recall, by a 2007 government decree this territory was recognized as having eminent public interest, and developing Glendale Hills Company purchased the rights to carry...
Former Tax Inspector Writes Prime Minister Letter Exposing Corruption Schemes Within Armenia’s Customs Service
As a result, the state budget lost several million dollars in customs payments because taxes and customs duties were calculated according to under-declared prices...
Sanitek Blacklists Employees Who Take on Second Jobs, Former Worker Says
We had only been working at the market for a week when Sanitek officials came for us… They were filming the entire process, as if we were some kind of criminals...
Armenian Entrepreneur Claims Customs House Head Indirectly Demanding Bribe
The entrepreneur, in turn, claims that his company's goods – nodes, voltage measuring devices, and thermostats - cannot be used for military or any related...