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    PERSPECTIVE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY CALLS FOR CREATION OF 60,000 NEW JOBS IN ARMENIA BY 2017

    YEREVAN, March 27. / ARKA /. A perspective development strategy,
    approved today by Armenian government, calls for creation of 60,000
    new jobs by 2017 and reducing poverty level to 13% by 2025, economy
    minister Vahram Avanesyan told reporters after a Cabinet session.

    He said the strategy has three main objectives, but the first and most
    important of them is to boost employment by creating high-paying jobs.

    He said the second main objective is poverty reduction through
    effective social policies and improved collection of government
    revenue.

    The third objective is correct calculation of economic and sectoral
    indicators which should serve as a basis for calculating medium-term
    costs and budget drafting.

    "We will work to improve the overall economic environment and implement
    policies in selected industries. We have already approved plans of
    actions for 7-8 sectors industries, "he said.

    According to him, a plan of actions has been approved also for high
    technologies. The government works also to prepare a plan of actions
    to boost construction industry and improve the business and investment
    environments.

    "We hope that all this will result in a growth rate above 4-4.5 %"
    he said.

    According to official data, the current poverty level in the country
    is over 32 percent. -0-

    - See more at:
    http://arka.am/en/news/economy/perspective_development_strategy_calls_for_creatio n_of_60_000_new_jobs_in_armenia_by_2017_/#sthash.vQU6HFbU.dpuf

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