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Armenia to ban driving cars without winter tires from November to March

The Armenian government, during a meeting on Thursday, decided to ban the use of passenger and cargo vehicles weighing up to 3 tons from November 15 to March 31 unless they are equipped with winter tires.

28.11.2024, 13:03

Society

High-paid workers in Armenia will be offered to postpone retirement - Ministry of Social Affairs

Highly skilled workers of retirement age with monthly salaries of 300,000 drams ($740) and above will be offered to postpone retirement, Armenian Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Narek Mkrtchyan said on Wednesday.

11.01.2024, 10:10

Society

Pension increase not planned in Armenia in 2024, minister says

There are no plans to raise pensions in Armenia in 2024, Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Narek Mkrtchyan said on Wednesday.

10.01.2024, 17:57

Society

Number of suicide attempts in Armenia increased by 60.3% - Prosecutor General

In 2022, the number of suicide incitement cases or suicide attempts surged in Armenia by 175 or 60.3%, Prosecutor General Anna Vardapetyan said today.

03.05.2023, 16:17

Business

VTB Bank (Armenia) clients to receive their pensions before second working day of month

As a leading bank in Armenia in terms of payment of pensions and other government-funded allowances and payments and also aiming to provide the most comfortable service to its clients of retirement age, VTB Bank (Armenia) ensures that pensions are paid before the 2nd working day of each month from its own resources, while on the eve of the New Year holidays, the pensions are paid on December 31st.

14.09.2021, 19:33

Society

IDBank: retirees will receive their cards free of charge

Taking into account the fact that coronavirus infection is especially dangerous for the seniors, pensioners no longer have to visit the Bank to receive their pension cards, IDBank said today.

28.04.2020, 15:05

Politics

Deputy defense minister of Artsakh resigns

Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) President Bako Sahakyan signed a decree dismissing Major General Samvel Karapetyan as deputy defense minister.

02.04.2019, 16:47

Society

USAID: defined contribution retirement scheme to help Armenia avoid crises

Accumulative pension system (defined contribution retirement scheme) in Armenia will make it possible to avoid crises caused by insufficient budget funds, Rosa Chiappe, chief of the Pension and Labor Market Reform Project of the USAID, said Wednesday at a USAID-organized seminar focused on pension system reformation in Armenia, which was held at Armenia’s youth and sports ministry.

11.07.2012, 21:28