Women and Business: Armenia ranks 69th among 190 countries in new studyJanuary 15, 2020 - 15:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The study Women, Business and the Law 2020 by the World Bank is out now, and Armenia ranks 69th among 190 countries with an overall score of 82.5. The paper tracks how laws affect women at different stages in their working lives and focusing on those laws applicable in the main business city. It covers reforms in eight areas that are associated with women’s economic empowerment, conducted from June 2017 to September 2019. The report looks at the fundamental freedoms of women in business through data points clustered in 8 indicators: Mobility, Workplace, Pay, Marriage, Parenthood, Entrepreneurship, Assets, and Pension. The World Bank says Armenia is among the six economies in Europe and Central Asia that enacted five reforms or changed laws to reduce opportunities. The country, in particular, enacted legislation protecting women from domestic violence. Neighboring Georgia, meanwhile, ranks the 55th with a score of 85.6, while Azerbaijan lags behind at 92nd with a score of 78.8. 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. |