ABOUT 38 % OF ARMENIANS EXPECT THEIR COUNTRY'S ECONOMY TO GROW AFTER JOINING CUSTOMS UNION
YEREVAN, November 27. / ARKA /. About 38 % of Armenian citizens expect
their country's economy to grow after it joins the Russia-led Customs
Union, according to the findings of a public opinion survey conducted
by Armenian Marketing Association, the official representative of
Gallup International Association in Armenia.
The findings were unveiled today by Aram Navasardyan, head of Armenian
Marketing Association, at a press conference at Novosti International
Press Center.
According to him, some 28 % of respondents said they expect prices to
drop, and 8% believe that prices will rise. Another 17% of respondents
said they did not expect any changes from the membership, while 18 %
said they could not answer this question.
"Overall, the survey showed that 64% of respondents support the
Customs Union, which is made now of Belarus , Kazakhstan and Russia,"
Navasardyan said.
He also said 28 percent of respondents spoke against Armenia's
membership in the Russia-led bloc and 19 % were indifferent to it. He
said the attitude to Armenia's accession to the Customs Union was
virtually identical both in Yerevan and beyond it.
According to the survey, conducted in October, 64% of respondents were
positive about Armenia's membership in the trade bloc, down from 67
percent reveled by an earlier survey conducted in April.
The survey conducted on the initiative of Gallup International
Association on 9-16 October 2013 involved 1,067 respondents in Yerevan
and the provinces of the country. -0-
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YEREVAN, November 27. / ARKA /. About 38 % of Armenian citizens expect
their country's economy to grow after it joins the Russia-led Customs
Union, according to the findings of a public opinion survey conducted
by Armenian Marketing Association, the official representative of
Gallup International Association in Armenia.
The findings were unveiled today by Aram Navasardyan, head of Armenian
Marketing Association, at a press conference at Novosti International
Press Center.
According to him, some 28 % of respondents said they expect prices to
drop, and 8% believe that prices will rise. Another 17% of respondents
said they did not expect any changes from the membership, while 18 %
said they could not answer this question.
"Overall, the survey showed that 64% of respondents support the
Customs Union, which is made now of Belarus , Kazakhstan and Russia,"
Navasardyan said.
He also said 28 percent of respondents spoke against Armenia's
membership in the Russia-led bloc and 19 % were indifferent to it. He
said the attitude to Armenia's accession to the Customs Union was
virtually identical both in Yerevan and beyond it.
According to the survey, conducted in October, 64% of respondents were
positive about Armenia's membership in the trade bloc, down from 67
percent reveled by an earlier survey conducted in April.
The survey conducted on the initiative of Gallup International
Association on 9-16 October 2013 involved 1,067 respondents in Yerevan
and the provinces of the country. -0-
- See more at:
http://arka.am/en/news/economy/about_38_of_armenians_expect_their_country_s_econo my_to_grow_after_joining_customs_union/#sthash.JyOwEHkG.dpuf
From: Baghdasarian