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Armenia's accession to Eurasian economic union to spur up out-emigration
YEREVAN, September 4. / ARKA /. Armenia's formal accession to the
Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) will spur up out-emigration,
the head of Noravank research and educational center, Gagik
Harutyunyan, said today.
Speaking at a news conference he described emigration as a major
strategic challenge for Armenia today.
According to him, the roots of this problem lie in the economic and
social situation of the country that forces thousands of its citizens
to leave for Russia and other countries.
According to the Federal Migration Service of the Russian Federation,
as of May 2014 some 502,994 Armenian citizens were in Russia. Since
2009, the number of Armenian citizens heading to Russia in search of
decent jobs has increased by 60%.
The annual increase rate is 20 percent. In 2011, Armenian labor
migrants transferred home $1.2 billion in remittances, in 2012 the
amount grew to $1.4 billion and in 2013 to $1.8 billion.
Money transfers from Russia rose by almost 12 percent to $1.61 billion
in the whole of 2013 accounting for 86 percent of total non-commercial
remittances, which were in turn equivalent to roughly 18 percent of
Armenia's Gross Domestic Product.
According the Central Bank of Armenia (CBA), the overall amount of
remittances to Armenia rose by 4.7 percent year-on-year to $773.2
million in the first six months of this year.
According to Harutyunyan, the government must create such conditions
in Armenia so that people want to live and work in their country.
"In the long run no membership in a union will solve Armenia's
internal problems as long as there is no a clear-cut vision of
economic advancement. Our studies show that Armenia continues to lose
specialists with higher and specialized education," he said.
The final version of the agreement on Armenia's accession to the
Eurasian Economic Union was sent yesterday to the governments of
Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia, the Eurasian Economic
Commission reported on Wednesday.
The procedures necessary for signing the agreement are being carried
out now in each of these four countries, it said. The Eurasian
Economic Commission said also the date of the signing will be set by
the four countries' leaders.-0-
http://arka.am/en/news/economy/armenia_s_accession_to_eurasian_economic_union_to_ spur_up_out_emigration/#sthash.B7qgCLjc.dpuf
From: Baghdasarian
YEREVAN, September 4. / ARKA /. Armenia's formal accession to the
Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) will spur up out-emigration,
the head of Noravank research and educational center, Gagik
Harutyunyan, said today.
Speaking at a news conference he described emigration as a major
strategic challenge for Armenia today.
According to him, the roots of this problem lie in the economic and
social situation of the country that forces thousands of its citizens
to leave for Russia and other countries.
According to the Federal Migration Service of the Russian Federation,
as of May 2014 some 502,994 Armenian citizens were in Russia. Since
2009, the number of Armenian citizens heading to Russia in search of
decent jobs has increased by 60%.
The annual increase rate is 20 percent. In 2011, Armenian labor
migrants transferred home $1.2 billion in remittances, in 2012 the
amount grew to $1.4 billion and in 2013 to $1.8 billion.
Money transfers from Russia rose by almost 12 percent to $1.61 billion
in the whole of 2013 accounting for 86 percent of total non-commercial
remittances, which were in turn equivalent to roughly 18 percent of
Armenia's Gross Domestic Product.
According the Central Bank of Armenia (CBA), the overall amount of
remittances to Armenia rose by 4.7 percent year-on-year to $773.2
million in the first six months of this year.
According to Harutyunyan, the government must create such conditions
in Armenia so that people want to live and work in their country.
"In the long run no membership in a union will solve Armenia's
internal problems as long as there is no a clear-cut vision of
economic advancement. Our studies show that Armenia continues to lose
specialists with higher and specialized education," he said.
The final version of the agreement on Armenia's accession to the
Eurasian Economic Union was sent yesterday to the governments of
Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia, the Eurasian Economic
Commission reported on Wednesday.
The procedures necessary for signing the agreement are being carried
out now in each of these four countries, it said. The Eurasian
Economic Commission said also the date of the signing will be set by
the four countries' leaders.-0-
http://arka.am/en/news/economy/armenia_s_accession_to_eurasian_economic_union_to_ spur_up_out_emigration/#sthash.B7qgCLjc.dpuf
From: Baghdasarian