Armenia’s poverty rates kept confidential? – newspaper
November 21, 2013 | 08:09
YEREVAN. – The incumbent authorities of Armenia continue to hide the
poverty indicators of the country, Zhoghovurd daily reports.
`The Armenian NSS [i.e., the National Statistical Service] issued the
`Food Security and Poverty: January-September 2013′ report.
`Data are presented there on food availability, access and
utilization, but there is no fact on the specific level of poverty.
`Perhaps, this is not accidental. Even according to official
statistics, the poverty rate in Armenia is not decreasing [and it]
remains near 35 percent.
`To note, Armenia is the poorest country in the region. In Georgia,
this figure is 27, in Azerbaijan, 15 percent,’ Zhoghovurd writes.
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