Accounting Center established for small and medium enterprises in ArmeniaMay 6, 2009 - 15:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Thanks to support of Armenia's ministry of economy a new accounting center was established to assist small and medium enterprises in their accounting business, chief executive of the National Center for small-to-medium business development (NCSMBD) of Armenia Ishkhan Karapetyan said. "146 legal entities attended the newly established Accounting Center between January 26 and May 4," he said. According to Karapetyan, in the fringes of the 2009 state support program, 11 entities have already received consultation services, which have been co-financed by NCSMBD. 9 training programs were carried out by the center within March-April, attracting 213 entities of small-to-medium business. As he also mentioned, the trainings were free of charge. The purpose of trainings is to familiarize with changes in the legislative area, political and economical rights, basis of accounting. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |