South Caucasus Railways To Give Discounts In Connection With New Yea

SOUTH CAUCASUS RAILWAYS TO GIVE DISCOUNTS IN CONNECTION WITH NEW YEAR

Noyan Tapan
Dec 24, 2009

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 24, NOYAN TAPAN. South Caucasus Railways (SCR)
CJSC does not plan any changes in its tariffs next year, Director
General Shevket Shaydullin said at the December 24 press conference.

At the same time he said that the company has announced discounts
in connection with New Year. "The use of discounts has enabled us
to make the field more attractive, and starting from 3 January 2010
some companies intend to begin cargo transportation. It is mutually
profitable. We also give a 22% discount to passengers in the period
of December 31 to January 10," S. Shaydullin said.

According to him, about 30 enterprises and over 1.9 thousand jobs have
been created during their company’s operation in Armenia. The company
pays attention to the level of salaries of their employees. In 2009,
the salaries of leading specialists rose by 23.4%, while the average
salary has reached 116 thousand drams. S. Shaydullin said that in
2001 the company will use a new system of salary payment and plans
to raise salaries by over 20%.