Armenia ranks 77th in the world by attractiveness for PE sector February 14, 2018 - 11:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia ranks the 77th among 125 economies of the world in terms of attractiveness for the private equity industry, a new report says. The Venture Capital and Private Equity Attractiveness Index 2018 (developed by IESE Business School and EMLYON Business School ) ranks 125 countries by several criteria measuring their investment and business environment and attractiveness to the PE industry. According to the index, Armenia lags behind neighboring Georgia which is nestled in the 61st spot, at the same time outstripping Azerbaijan (100th position). The United States, the United Kingdom and Canada top the rankings, while Russia is placed 39th.   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 |  Latest news Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event  The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event.Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party.Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh.France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. |
