PM hails govt. policy shift on Armenian national competitivenessApril 18, 2012 - 16:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Government’s events aimed at boosting national competitiveness of Armenia has undergone radical changes, Armenian Prime Minister said. “The government currently pursues new policy, which aims to shift from macro-regulation to creation of favorable conditions for business and marketing,” Tigran Sargsyan said during presentation of the National Competitiveness Report of Armenia 2011-2012. In this context, he noted that a new cooperation platform between government and private sector will be established, citing export-oriented industrial policy adopted by the government as its bright example. According to RA Prime Minister, the report allows to assess the economic situation of Armenia, detect reasons behind the weak points of its competitiveness and to identify the directions that will significantly boost the country’s competitiveness. Head of Economy and Values Armenian Research Center Manuk Yergnyan, in turn, noted that the report consist of following two parts - general assessment of the country’s economic situation and its competitiveness, as well as the practice of running private companies. National Competitiveness Report of Armenia 2011-2012 has been prepared by Economy and Values Research Center through support of CAPS/USAID program, VivaCell-MTS, STAR trade network, German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) and Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). 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 | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |