ARMENIA RAISES PENSIONS
By empty (9/13/2002 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The Armenian government approved on 12 September a 13 percent increase in state pensions, effective 1 October, Noyan Tapan and RFE/RL's Yerevan bureau reported. The average pension will rise from 5,400 to 6,100 drams ($11), which, however, is still far below the unofficial subsistence level of $40. (RFE/RL).Visit also
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