International Finance Corporation (IFC) delegates consult business community of ArmeniaApril 20, 2009 - 22:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met IFC delegation headed by Ms. Stefka Slavova, Senior Economist at the World Bank Doing Business Reform Unit.Ms. Slavova said the delegation arrived to Armenia on the government's invitation to plan further works in the framework of Business Enabling Environment program. She said delegation has already held some productive meetings with representative of ministries of economy, finance, urban development and other agencies, discussed issues on tax and customs legislation, as well as business organization and construction permits, that it approved. She also drew attention to persisting problems and presented her comments and suggestions to solve those. For his part, PM Sargsyan thanked delegation for the job done and promised to continue activities taking into account recommendations. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. 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. |