Armenia advances in WB “2013 Doing Business” reportOctober 23, 2012 - 12:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia has improved its position by 18 points to be placed 32nd in World Bank’s 2013 Doing Business report, First Deputy Economy Minister said. As Karine Minasyan noted at the special meeting of Information Technology Development Support Council, Armenia came 2nd in the region, falling behind Georgia only. “Meanwhile, Azerbaijan and Turkey dropped by 1 and 10 positions respectively,” deputy minister said, adding that Armenia leads by growth rate among the CIS countries. “Though the 32nd position in the list of 184 states is quite welcoming, we still have a lot to accomplish,” she said. 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 | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |