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Armenia's average monthly salary rises 6.8% to about 279,300 drams
... except for information and communication, construction, and electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply. The highest growth was recorded in the following sectors: financial and insurance activities (up by 40.4%), agriculture, forestry, and fishing (up by 13.5%), and manufacturing (up by 13.1%). ($1 = 389.45 drams) -0-
11/22/2024Average monthly salary in Armenia reaches 275k AMD in June 2024
... general increase in average salaries across all employment sectors compared to June 2023, with the exception of mining, public administration, and defense." The sectors with the highest growth in average salaries were: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, with a 15.3% increase. Financial and insurance activities, with a 12.8% increase. Electricity, gas, and steam supply, with a 10.7% increase.
09/03/2024Armenia's GDP grows by 6.4% in Q2 2024
... service activities (9.8%), administrative and support service activities (8.9%), manufacturing (8.6%), activities of households as employers (7.5%), water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation activities (7.2%), agriculture, forestry, and fishing (5.2%), education (2.2%), and arts, entertainment, and recreation (0.6%). However, declines were recorded in several industries, including mining and quarrying, which fell by 15.1%, information and communication, down by 14.1%, public administration ...
08/20/2024Armenia’s GDP grows by 9.2% up to 1.97 trillion AMD
... catering - 8.1%, administration and related activities - 6.7%, professional, scientific and technical activities - 5.6%, real estate related activities – 5.4%, water supply and drainage, waste management and recycling – 5.1%, agriculture, forestry and fishing – 4.4%, education – 4.4%, culture, entertainment and recreation – 1.1%, household activities – 0.8%, as well as health care and social services – 0.1%. A decline was registered in government administration and defence, mandatory social ...
05/21/2024Armenian government more than halves quota for volume of legal fishing from Sevan - to 257 tons
The Armenian government at a meeting on Thursday more than halved the quota for the volume of legal fishing in Lake Sevan until the end of 2024 - to 257 tons. YEREVAN, February 8. /ARKA/. The Armenian government at a meeting on Thursday more than halved the quota for the volume of legal fishing in Lake Sevan until the end of 2024 - to 257 tons. Environment Minister ...
02/08/2024Armenia introduces criminal liability for illegal use of artesian waters and whitefish fishing
... of water in central Armenia. "The package, in particular, prohibits drilling or renewal of mothballed wells. Water withdrawal in violation of the conditions stipulated by the water use permit, as well as illegal extraction of whitefish from Lake Sevan will also be considered illegal," Gabrielyan said. The package envisages differentiated administrative punishment for illegal use of water from surface and underground water resources, as well as strengthening of administrative responsibility ...
02/06/2024Armenia's GDP growth slows down to 7.4% in Q3 - official statistics
... electricity, gas, steam and air - 10%. Professional, scientific and technical activities saw 5.2% growth, health and social services - 4.1%, water supply and disposal, management and waste treatment - 2.8%, mining industry- 2.6%, agriculture, forestry and fishing - 1.4%. Declines were recorded in financial and insurance activities - 15%, real estate related activities - 12.4%, processing industries - 7.1% and transportation and warehousing - 2.4%. ($1 - AMD 402.41) -0-
11/20/2023Armenia's GDP growth slowed to 9.1% in Q2, amounting to about AMD 2.1 trillion - official statistics
... activities by 1.3%. Decline was registered in financial and insurance activities - 19%, mining industry - 9.8%, health care and social services - 5.8%, supply of electricity, natural gas and steam - 5.1%, education - 0.9%, and agriculture, forestry and fishing - 0.6%. Armenia's government growth projection for 2023 is set at 7%, and inflation is set at 4% (±1.5%). -0-
08/22/2023Armenia to buy 10-meter long speed boats for Lake Sevan Water Patrol
... Patrol was created to ensure the safety and calmness of citizens in recreation areas, on the beaches and coastal zones, to rescue drowning people, to promptly join search operations in case of disappearance of citizens, as well as to prevent illegal fishing. Lake Sevan is one of the most popular touristic attractions and vacation spots for Armenian citizens, especially during the summer season. The main source of fresh water in the region, the lake is one of the largest alpine lakes in Europe and Asia located ...
08/17/2023Wildberries reports substantial rise in online purchases by Armenian residents
... year-on-year. Smokehouses and accessories for grills and barbecues were in the top 3 of the most popular products in this segment. The popularity of summer house furniture also increased. The demand for travel accessories increased 10 times, sales of fishing kits grew 6.5 times and sales of camping utensils - 6 times. --0--
04/28/2023Whitefish spawning period starts: control will be tightened in Lake Sevan and other water bodies
... commercial catch of whitefish from Lake Sevan for 2022 at 600 metric tons. According to the ministry, 554.9 tons have already been caught. In connection with the beginning of the spawning period from December 15 to January 20, 2023, a strict ban on whitefish fishing in Lake Sevan will be in force, it said. As part of these measures, fishermen, people in nearby villages and heads of communities will be informed about the purpose of the ban. Also, round-the-clock monitoring will be established in the territory of Sevan National ...
11/29/2022Armenia's GDP grows by 14.8% year-on-year in third quarter of 2022- NSC
... social security services – by 4.6%, mining industry- by 2.4%, supply of electricity, natural gas, steam and quality air – by 1.2%. The largest decline was reported by health care and social services - 7.2%. Decline was also observed in forestry and fishing sectors- 0.1%. Armenian government's growth projection for 2022 is 7%, while inflation is set at 4% (±1.5%).
11/21/2022Armenia's GDP grows by 13% in second quarter of 2022
... - 4.7%, activities related to real estate - 3.6%, health care and social services - 2.7%, and water supply and drainage, waste management and recycling - 0.3%. The largest decline of 9% was reported by the mining industry. Agriculture, forestry and fishing dropped by 1.5%. Armenian government’s growth projection for 2022 is 7%, and the inflation is set at 4% (± 1.5%). Armenia's Central Bank revised earlier upwards the country's GDP growth forecast for the current year from 1.6% to 4.9% According ...
08/22/2022Armenian environment ministry explains why Lake Sevan is 'blooming'
... dissolved oxygen in the bottom layer of Lake Sevan was within 4-8 mg/l. The concentration of dissolved oxygen in the surface and middle layers is sufficient for fauna preservation. The ministry said it is taking a number of measures to restore Lake Sevan ecosystem, including regulation of commercial fishing of whitefish, replenishing fish stocks, elaboration of a management plan for the water basin of Lake Sevan, approval of water standards, dismantling of illegal buildings on the shore of the lake, cutting of forest in the territories covered with ...
07/19/2022Armenia’s first quarter GDP up 8.6 percent to about 1.5 trillion drams
... wastewater, waste management and recycling - 2.3%, and education - 0.9%. The largest decline was in the mining sector that dropped by 13.5%. Public administration and protection and compulsory social security declined by 9.4% and agriculture, forestry and fishing – by 2.4%. Armenian government’s growth projection for 2022 is 7%, and inflation is set at 4% (± 1.5%). Earlier, the Central Bank revised down its earlier growth projection from 5.3% to 1.6% citing regional and global spillovers from the ...
05/25/2022VTB Bank (Armenia) finances Mac Fish Company
... providing a full range of financial services that allow the company to successfully develop. Supporting the real sector of the economy is a priority of our bank. The new cooperation will serve as a drive for the growth of our clients' business, the fishing industry in Armenia, in particular, and ensure a wide access to the export markets,” said Ara Avagyan, Corporate Business Development Director at VTB Bank (Armenia) CJSC. Sergey Davtyan, director and founder of Mac Fish LLC, in turn, said that ...
03/17/2022Official numbers: Armenia’s GDP grew 5.7% in 2021 to over 6.9 trillion drams
... upped by 2%. The largest decline was reported by culture, entertainment and recreation services which dropped by 30.7%. Decline was also reported by public administration and protection and mandatory social security - 9.9%, agriculture, forestry and fishing - 1.4%, financial and insurance activities - 0.8%. -0-
02/22/2022Armenian agricultural output in 2021 down one percent
Armenia’s agricultural output, including the output produced by forestry and fishing farms in 2021 dropped by 1 percent from the previous year to more than 977.3 billion drams, according to the National Statistical Committee (NSC). YEREVAN, February 9. /ARKA/. Armenia’s agricultural output, including the output produced by ...
02/09/2022Lake Sevan’s level down 13 centimeters
... cubic meters. In 2020, the volume of releases did not exceed the permitted limit. Lake Sevan is the largest freshwater alpine body of water in the entire South Caucasus. Situated at an altitude of more than 1,900 meters the lake is vital for Armenia’s fishing, tourism (especially domestic), agriculture and other industries. Sevan covers 1,278 sq. km or 4.3% of Armenia’s total area. Its basin covered by the Gegharkunik region is home to 230,000 people (8% of the country’s total). The lake is fed by some 28 rivers and creeks. Only one river Hrazdan flows out of it.-0-
02/02/2022Armenia’s GDP grows by 2.7% in Q3, 2021 to over 1.9 trillion drams
... The largest decline in the third quarter was reported by such sectors as culture, entertainment and recreation, which fell by 33.2%. Decline was also posted by mining industry and operation of open mines - 9.4%, as well as agriculture, forestry and fishing - 7%. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in its latest World Economic Outlook report for October 2021 that it expects Armenia's economy to grow 6.5% in 2021 and 4.5% in 2022. The forecast is up from 1% growth forecast made by the IMF in ...
12/03/2021Government increases whitefish catch quota by 50 tons
... The government of Armenia has increased today the quota for whitefish catch from Lake Sevan in 2021 by 50 tons and has also extended the fishing period until October 15. Environment Minister Romanos Petrosyan said the quota for commercial catch from Sevan had been originally set at 250 tons and the fishing period until September 1. According to him, no applications were submitted for about 29 tons of whitefish. Also, until August 30, the fishermen were unable to catch about 20 tons of allowed fish due to weather conditions. The minister explained ...
09/02/2021Armenia's GDP in first quarter of 2021 was 3.3% down from same time span of 2020- NSC
... an increase in comparison with the first quarter of 2020 were administrative and related activities (an increase of 7.3%), healthcare and social services - 7% growth, construction - 3.8%, water supply and sanitation - 3.7%, agriculture, forestry and fishing - 1.5%. The share of activities related to real estate accounted for 0.3% of GDP (a decline of 0.1% compared to the previous quarter). Financial and insurance activities recorded a 1.4% decline in the first quarter compared to the same period ...
05/24/2021Quota for commercial catch of whitefish in Lake Sevan slashed by 50 metric tons
... disadvantaged families and families from Artsakh. From December 25, 2020 to January 20, 2021, the inspection bodies, together with the police and employees of the Sevan National Park, seized about 5 thousand whitefish weighing about 1,700 kg and 22 fishing nets. Lake Sevan is the main source of drinking water in the region, one of the largest alpine lakes in Europe and Asia, located in the heart of the Armenian Highlands, at an altitude of 1914 meters. -0-
03/29/2021Highest level of water in Lake Sevan over last five years was registered earlier this year
... removal of construction waste resumed two weeks ago. The minister also presented the results of the first stage of a pilot project designed to boost commercial production of whitefish in the lake. According to him, due to the efforts to prevent illegal fishing, the number of poaching cases has decreased by 75-80%. Lake Sevan is the main source of drinking water in the region, one of the largest alpine lakes in Europe and Asia, located in the very heart of the Armenian Highlands at an altitude of 1914 meters. The lake's length extends for more than 70 km from north-west ...
02/23/2021Armenia's economy in 2020 shrank by 7.6 percent
... third quarter GDP fell by 9%, and in the fourth quarter - by 8.8%. In terms of money, GDP last year amounted to 6,183,742,1 million drams. According to NSC, processing industry in 2020 accounted for 12.4% of GDP. The agriculture, hunting and forestry, fishing and fish farming accounted for 11.7% and wholesale and retail trade - for 10. 9%. The share of activities related to real estate accounted to 7.1%, the construction sector - for 6.8%, financial and insurance activities - for 6.7%, insurance and ...
02/22/20219.1% year-on-year decline reported in Armenia's GDP in 3rd Q 2020
... Armenia reports. However, compared to the previous quarter, GDP grew by 38.6%. In the nominal volume of Armenia's GDP amounted to 744 942.4 million drams in the third quarter of 2020. According to the statistical report, agriculture, hunting and forestry, fishing and fish farming accounted for the largest share in the structure of GDP in the third quarter - 17.1%, while in the second quarter it accounted for only 10.8%. The next largest result is industry's - 12% (in the second quarter of 2020 - 12.6%),...
11/25/2020Armenian NSS uncovers criminal scheme used for illegal fishing in lake Sevan
Armenia's National Security Service (NSS) said it has uncovered a criminal scheme that was used for years for illegal fishing of about 127 tons of fish from the country's largest Lake Sevan. YEREVAN, August 10. /ARKA/. Armenia's National Security Service (NSS) said it has uncovered a criminal scheme that was used for years for illegal fishing of about 127 tons of fish from the country's largest Lake Sevan. According to the press ...
08/10/2020Armenian government approves regulations for whitefish catch in Lake Sevan
... also that commercial fishing boats will be allowed to enter the lake from special 17 points, indicated on the map, and only in the daytime. The inspectors will record the time, when the boat enters the lake and returns, the fisherman’s data, their fishing tools and the amount of the catch. Jilavyan said all this data will be provided to the ministry for control. Lake Sevan, the Caucasus’ largest high-altitude lake, with a surface area of about 1,200 square kilometers, provides Armenia with most of its fresh water. The lake is also an economic lifeline for local residents who depend on sales of its fish. -0-
06/18/2020Commandant lifts some economic activity restrictions in Armenia
... stores were allowed initially. From April 13, activities in a number of other areas were allowed. The April 22 decision has already lifted restrictions from agricultural activity, in particular, the cultivation of perennial crops, livestock, forestry, fishing, and fish production. In the mining industry, the production of natural gas, iron ore, and the provision of auxiliary services in the field of oil and natural gas are permitted. Processing and preserving of meat, production of meat products, tobacco ...
04/23/2020Armenian government to lift ban on some types of businesses
... make a decision to extend the state of emergency and will send it to the National Assembly for its approval," he said. Pashinyan named the types of economic activity that will be allowed starting Monday, April 13. They are agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, supply of electricity, gas, steam, water, wastewater and waste management and processing, freight and warehousing, financial activities and insurance, public administration and defense, social security protection, healthcare and activities ...
04/11/2020Armenia to legalize whitefish catching
... catching, but for its sale it will be necessary to pay a nature use tax and have a permit. The news was announced by Minister Erik Grigoryan. He noted that the problems with whitefish are chronic. "A legislative package has been developed to regulate fishing issues. We will allow the legal fishing of fish, at the same time relevant changes are being made to the Tax Code to allow its sale. That is, everything that is subject to nature use tax should be documented." said the minister. According ...
03/10/2020Government of Armenia will introduce quotas for fishing in lake Sevan
The government of Armenia will introduce quotas for fishing in Lake Sevan, the governor of Gegharkunik province Gnel Sanosyan told reporters on Monday. YEREVAN, September 2. /ARКА/. The government of Armenia will introduce quotas for fishing in Lake Sevan, the governor of Gegharkunik province Gnel Sanosyan told ...
09/02/2019Fishing in Sevan continues despite prohibition - newspaper
Fishes from Armenia’s Lake Sevan were on sale in Yerevan’s streets on New Year and Christmas holidays despite of prohibition, Aravot reported on Thursday. YEREVAN, January 10. /ARKA/. Fishes from Armenia’s Lake Sevan were on sale in Yerevan’s streets on New Year and ...
01/10/2019Whitefish commercial reserve in Armenian Lake Seven is up 30 percent
... news conference today. YEREVAN, December 17, /ARKA/. The commercial population of whitefish in Armenia’s largest Lake Sevan has increased by 30% in late October 2018 when compared to the same time span of 2017, Bardukh Gabrielyan, the director ... ... He said the total population of whitefish in Armenia is about 2.9 thousand tons, but it is not sufficient to allow unlimited fishing. He said in a couple of days whitefish spawning season begins, and it is extremely important to prevent illegal fishing ...
12/17/2018Armenia to receive €23.208 million from KfW in grants
... but it also necessary to give people a chance to earn money, if particular environmental matters are settled. ”The Armenian government is periodically make particular efforts to protect environment, for example, it imposes season restrictions on fishing in Lake Sevan and protect forests, and very often its steps are treated wrongly by residents,” Pashinyan said. “First of all, all this is being done for the sake of the residents of the area. It is necessary to understand their state and to try to solve the ...
11/23/2018Illegal fishing and hunting cause 10 million drams in damages annually
Around 200 cases of illegal fishing and hunting are reported in Armenia annually, Arthur Beglaryan, the head of a nature protection ministry’s department in charge of biodiversity and environment monitoring, told a news conference today. YEREVAN, March 19. /ARKA/. Around ...
03/19/2018Government set to establish shorter deadlines for vat return
... deadlines for VAT returns in case of export by grape processing companies. Referring to the prevention of illegal crawfish hunting, the Head of Government instructed the Minister of Nature Protection to rule out the prolongation or the renewal of those fishing permits granted for the past few years. In addition, the Ministry willl work out and submit to the Government Staff within a two-month period a proposal on the revision of the procedure for issuing such permits. The Premier’s third instruction ...
09/08/2017Volumes of industrial whitefish in Armenia’s Sevan can be increased by tightening grip on illegal fishing
Volumes of industrial whitefishes in Lake Sevan can be built up 2 or 2.5 times over three or four years by tightening grip on illegal fishing, Bardukh Gabrielyan, director of the Scientific Center for Zoology and Hydroecology of the Natianl Academy of Sciences, told journalists on Thursday. YEREVAN, June 16. /ARKA/. Volumes of industrial whitefishes in Lake Sevan can be built ...
06/16/2017Sevan Aqua to invest 1.75 billion drams in development of nurse pond fishing in Lake Sevan
Sevan Aqua company will invest 1.75 billion drams in the development of nurse pond fishing in Lake Sevan, economic development and investment minister Suren Karayan said at a government meeting on Thursday. YEREVAN, May 11. /ARKA/. Sevan Aqua company will invest 1.75 billion drams in the development of nurse pond fishing in Lake Sevan, economic ...
05/11/2017Four criminal cases opened against poachers in lake Sevan
Since the beginning of December Armenian law-enforcement authorities have opened 4 criminal cases for illegal fishing in Lake Sevan involving a total of seven persons, deputy chief of State Nature Protection Inspection Igor Sargsyan said today. YEREVAN, December 14. /ARKA/. Since the beginning of December Armenian law-enforcement authorities have opened 4 criminal cases ...
12/14/2016Employment restrictions for labor migrants in Russia’s Novosibirsk region don’t apply to Armenian citizens
... signed by Governor Vladimir Gorodetsky. Migrants are not allowed to work at schools and kindergartens, drive passenger transport and extract mineral resources. Additionally, they cannot obtain positions in the sphere of finance, as well as in hunting and fishing, in the wholesale timber trade and in children’s food production. They will no longer be allowed to work in the field of law, audit and accounting, and cannot be employed as secretaries, editors and translators. Employers in the region have ...
08/18/2016Reserves of commercial crabs in Armenia’s Lake Sevan exceed 2,000 tons
... fishing principles – tarps were intended only for big species. But despite that the number of crabs in Sevan remains unchanged. Gabrielyan said that specialists voiced anxiety over the import of a new Chinese equipment that doesn’t ensure selective fishing and catches also small species. They say this may reduce the population. He said Sevan crabs differ from other types of crabs – they are pale and even blue crabs in the lake while in Ararat Valley crabs are mostly dark green. The environment ministry says there are 30 varieties of fishes in Armenia – five are types of salmon,...
07/07/2016Population of whitefish in Armenia’s largest lake can be increased several times in 2-3 years – expert says
... can be increased several times over 2-3 years, Bardukh Gabrielyan, director of Zoology and Hydroecology Research Center, an affiliation of the National Academy of Sciences, told a news conference today. According to him, recent studies show that Lake Sevan has a total of 430 metric tons of commercial size whitefish (except for large specimens and fry). "Based on the findings of our studies we regularly ask the government to ban commercial fishing in the lake for at least 12 months and step up anti-poaching activity during the spawning season. Unfortunately, poaching goes on,' Gabrielyan said. "If we minimize poaching and maintain the current growth rate, given whitefish’s high reproduction ...
07/06/2016Twenty fish farms shut down this year
... of Armenia-produced fish have fallen and almost all farms have credit obligations being unable to pay the loans. He said the planned increase in water charges could lead to the closure of many other fish farms. According to statistics, the volume of fishing in January-March amounted to 10 billion drams, having increased by 7.5% from the same time span of 2015.-0-
05/24/2016Trout stock in Lake Sevan does not exceed two tons
... of trout are the adverse environmental conditions, resulting from an increase in water level in the lake and illegal fishing", Bardukh Gabrielyan said to a press conference today. According to nature protection ministry, curbing poaching in Lake Sevan for two years would allow to ensure commercial fishing of whitefish. According to a joint study, conducted by Armenian and Russian researchers, in 1983 the lake held around 21,000 tons of fish, which dwindled to 625 tons in 2005, to 253 tons in 2006, growing to 278 tons in 2009 and to 300 tons now....
03/10/2016Median gross wage in Armenia in November 2015 amounted to 181,982 drams
... about 350,000 drams and mining industry- 339,600 drams. The lowest paid jobs were in culture, entertainment and leisure sectors -113,900 drams, education-about 118,700 drams, housing and communal services – 120,500 drams and agriculture, forestry and fishing 121,100 drams ($1 - 485.1 drams) .- 0-
01/12/2016Stopping fish poaching in Lake Sevan for 2 years will ensure commercial fishing in future
Stopping fish poaching in Lake Sevan for two years would ensure resumption of commercial fishing in future, nature protection minister Aramayis Grigoryan told a news conference today. According to him, poaching is one of the most serious environmental problems in the country. YEREVAN, December 23. /ARKA/. Stopping fish poaching in Lake ...
12/23/2015Median gross salary in August drops by 5 percent from July, NSS
... drams and the mining industry – 350,000 drams. The most low-wage sectors were housing and communal services- 119,500 drams, services – 120,100 drams, education- 125,000 drams, culture and entertainment – 126,700 drams and agriculture, forestry and fishing- 127, 100 drams. ($ 1 - 473.81 drams). -0-
10/06/2015Armenia’s agriculture output grows 14.8% to AMD 328.4 billion in Jan-July
... breeding segment of the country's agriculture accounted for output amounting to AMD 182.9 billion and a 4.2% year-on-year growth, plant-growing industry for AMD 145.4 billion and 28.6% respectively and fishery for about AMD 15.5 billion and 29.3%. In May, fishing and fish-breeding segments released 654.5 tons of products (25.6% year-on-year growth) and the entire output was sold. ($1 – AMD 485.49). ---0---
09/04/2015Median gross wage in March 2015 was 1.6% higher than in February
... information and communications sector – 328,000 drams and the mining industry- 324,700 drams. The lowest paid jobs were in hotel and catering sectors- about 111,400 drams, transport and communications – 113,500 drams, agriculture, forestry and fishing -117,400 drams, as well as culture, entertainment and recreation sectors -118,600 drams. ($ 1 - 480.96 drams). 0-
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