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Capital: Yerevan ; GDP growth (annual %) 2016 : 0.2%

Crimea: Circumventing Trade Sanctions Via Novorossiysk

Despite trade sanctions, Crimea is maintaining connections to international markets. Crimean traders are performing some logistical gymnastics to skirt sanctions, in particular transiting goods through the Russian port of Novorossiysk.

On paper, of course, Crimea is experiencing a severe trade crisis. Official statistics indicate that Crimea’s import volume in 2016 shrank by a full third compared to the 2015 level, a drop of $33.6 million. Exports fell by $31.8 million, a 40-% decline from 2015. The city of Sevastopol, which is not formally part of the Republic of Crimea, reported a 12.6 % fall in its imports and 66.8 % fall in its exports in the same period, with volumes shrinking to $33.4 million and $5.9 million, respectively.
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Higher earning Why a university degree is worth more in some countries than others

A university education may expand your mind. It will as well fatten your wallet. Data from the OECD, a club of rich nations, show that graduates can expect far better lifetime earnings than those without a degree.

The size of this premium varies. It is greatest in Ireland, which has a high GDP per chief and rising inequality. Since 2000 the unemployment rate for under-35s has swelled to 8% for those with degrees – but to additional than 20% for those without, and nearly 40% for secondary school drop-outs. The country’s wealth presently goes disproportionately to workers with letters next their names.
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President Sargsyan Says Armenia Won’t Be Solving Problems With Guns Or Violence

In the aftermath of the siege of Yerevan police station, Armenian leader Serzh Sargsyan held a conference with the representatives of different segments of society – cultural figures, representatives of healthcare, mass media, public and political figures, members of the Public Council, inclunding the representatives of legislative and executive bodies, heads of the standing bodies and Armenian clergy headed by the Catholicos of All Armenians.
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Key Facts: Full name: The Republic of Armenia
Population: 3.1 million (UN, 2010)
Area: 29,743 sq km (11,484 sq miles)
Major languages: Armenian, Russian
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 71 years (men), 77 years (women) (UN 2010)
Monetary unit: 1 dram = 100 lumas
Main exports: Processed and unprocessed diamonds, machinery, metal products, foodstuffs
GNI per capita: US $3,200 (World Bank, 2010)
Internet domain: .am
International dialling code: +374

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Climate change laws around the world
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There has been a 20-fold increase in the number of global climate change laws since 1997, according to the most comprehensive database of relevant policy and legislation.

The database, produced by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and the Sabin Center on Climate Change Law, includes more than 1,200 relevant policies across 164 countries, which account for 95% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

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Armenia Affected by low commodity prices and Russia crisis
2017/05/07
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Affected by low commodity prices and Russia crisis

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