‘Mnatsakanyan is putting us all in a bind’: Why there is discontent with the head of the Statistical Committee

Recently, representatives of the governmental economic bloc expressed dissatisfaction to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan regarding the figures presented by the head of the Statistical Committee, Stepan Mnatsakanyan, claiming that he is ‘putting us all in a bind’.

According to information from the ‘Hayastani Hanrapetutyun’ newspaper, they indicated that despite the fact that Mnatsakanyan's presented figures seem very good and, as they say, ‘presentable’, the calculations and methodologies are weak, resulting in an evident disconnect between the presented figures and reality, which is glaringly obvious even to non-economists.

As a result, the entire government team is confronted with a reality that makes them the object of substantiated criticism. However, according to our source, Pashinyan stated that there is no issue with Mnatsakanyan, emphasizing that he is a professional in his field, and the presented data is not subject to discussion.

For more details, see today’s edition of the newspaper.