  Armenia Recognized Country with «Mostly Liberal Economy» AgainJanuary 9, 2006 - 17:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to Wall Street Journal and Heritage Foundation among 157 countries of the world Armenia is the 27th on liberty of economy. 10 parameters were taken into account when making assessments on a 10-point scale. These include protection of property rights, tax policy, fiscal policy, shadow market, etc. Countries are divided into 4 groups: liberal, mostly liberal, not liberal and oppressed. Armenia gained 2.26 points and was included in the group of mostly liberal countries. Armenia was the 41st in 2005. As of the rest of the countries of the region, Georgia was 68th, Azerbaijan 123rd, Turkey 85th and Iran 156th.   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 |  Related sections Latest news Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village  The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015.Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents.“By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents.The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. |
