Government- private sector cooperation to tackle export issuesDecember 4, 2011 - 15:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A new government- private sector cooperation platform must be formed to more effectively determine priority sectors of the country’s export-oriented economy, according to Armenian Prime Minister. At Republican Party of Armenia (RPA)-organized seminar on export-oriented industrial development strategy, Tigran Sargsyan urged the authorities to take better effort addressing the issue of economy regulation both on micro- and macro levels. “In full acknowledgement of new realities, the government of Armenia, assisted by WB, EV Consulting company and Economy Ministry initiated a new policy, envisaging cooperation with the private sector to jointly decide on priority issues in promotion of export,” the PM stressed. 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. |