Grant Thornton establishes firm in TajikistanNovember 5, 2010 - 13:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A new Grant Thornton member firm launched activity in the Republic of Tajikistan on October 1, 2010. The firm has been established with the support of Grant Thornton Amyot LLC, the Armenian Member of Grant Thornton International. “We have recently registered our new subsidiary in Dushanbe, which is an important step towards developing our network throughout the region,” said Gagik Gyulbudaghyan, the Managing Partner of Grant Thornton Amyot LLC. Gurgen Hakobyan, Partner of Grant Thornton Amyot, who has been appointed as the Managing Partner of Grant Thornton Tajikistan, commented: “Participation in international tenders helped us develop a client base in Tajikistan during the recent years. Currently our main objective is to develop the newly established company and acquire leadership on the market through increase of our technical and human resource capacity in Tajikistan.” 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 | Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. |