  Bribes speed up problems resolution?December 10, 2010 - 18:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On December 10, Program Manager of Caucasus Research Resource Centers-Armenia (CRRC) Yevgenya Paturyan said that more and more Armenians consider corruption to be a fact of life and that there is nothing for it. Presenting the results of three surveys conducted in Armenia from 2008 to 2010 by CRRC jointly with the USAID Mobilizing Action Against Corruption (MAAC) Activity, Paturyan told a press conference in Yerevan that 82% of Armenian respondents believe that corruption is a serious task, while 65% of them consider it to be a normal phenomenon. Besides, 31% of respondents said that the lack of another way for problems resolution forces people to pay bribes. Another 28% of Armenian respondents think that bribes speed up problems resolution, while 13% of them said that bribes are paid to avoid punishment.  Top stories Any decisions were postponed until the end of next month after French and Greek parliamentary elections on June 17. Armenian Prime Minister met with the head of International Fund for Agricultural Development Programs in Armenia. The market average rate of USD on May 23 totaled AMD 401,59 increasing by 0.52 point compared to May 22. Aram Kayfajyan: AMD 400 to 1 US dollar rate would have upped back in April were it not for monetary interventions.   |  Latest news ALMA to host lecture on Charents book  The lecture to be presented is titled “Charent's Book of the Way: Text and Icon of a Soviet Armenian Apocalypse.”Australia to establish special visa category for investors "Australia is well placed to attract investors who are looking for the financial security,” the Immigration Minister said.French President pays unannounced trip to Afghanistan Francois Hollande has signaled that he will commit to nothing until it is clear how the money will be managed.RA NA ex-speaker: “Tsarukyan never asked President to appoint me as PM” “I have enough authority with the party to do without such requests. I’d refuse, were I to receive such an offer,” Hovik Abrahamyan said. |
