Armenian parliament member names economic sectors affected most by coronavirus outbreak
26.03.2020,
16:10
Babken Tunyan, an Armenian parliament member from the ruling “My Step” faction, who is also head of a parliament committee on economic affairs, said today tourism, catering, hotel services, transport, and supermarkets have seen a dramatic drop in turnover.
YEREVAN, March 26. /ARKA/. Babken Tunyan, an Armenian parliament member from the ruling “My Step” faction, who is also head of a parliament committee on economic affairs, said today tourism, catering, hotel services, transport, and supermarkets have seen a dramatic drop in turnover.
'Retailers saw a strong rise in turnover for a short period of time, and now there is again a downward trend,” Tunyan told reporters on Thursday.
According to him, this decline is due to objective circumstances: on the one hand flights were delayed and hotel reservations were canceled; on the other hand the decline resulst from the government decision to ban temporarily some types of economic activity and people's behavior.
“I can’t voice specific figures, but I think that when the statistical committee summarizes the March data, all this will be obvious,” Tunyan concluded.
Earlier, Economy Minister Tigran Khachatryan said that coronavirus will have a short-term significant impact on the Armenian economy. He also noted that the consequences are already noticeable.
On March 16 the government declared a 30-day state of emergency to stop the spread of coronavirus. So far, 290 cases of coronavirus were confirmed in the country with 36 of them diagnosed with pneumonia, two patients are said to be in an extremely serious condition. Also 18 people recovered and no deaths were recorded. --0—
'Retailers saw a strong rise in turnover for a short period of time, and now there is again a downward trend,” Tunyan told reporters on Thursday.
According to him, this decline is due to objective circumstances: on the one hand flights were delayed and hotel reservations were canceled; on the other hand the decline resulst from the government decision to ban temporarily some types of economic activity and people's behavior.
“I can’t voice specific figures, but I think that when the statistical committee summarizes the March data, all this will be obvious,” Tunyan concluded.
Earlier, Economy Minister Tigran Khachatryan said that coronavirus will have a short-term significant impact on the Armenian economy. He also noted that the consequences are already noticeable.
On March 16 the government declared a 30-day state of emergency to stop the spread of coronavirus. So far, 290 cases of coronavirus were confirmed in the country with 36 of them diagnosed with pneumonia, two patients are said to be in an extremely serious condition. Also 18 people recovered and no deaths were recorded. --0—
