Premier wants new mechanisms for making business “breathe”September 28, 2016 - 11:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The goal of the new government is for the business to “breathe,” newly-appointed Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan said Tuesday, September 27 at a meeting with representatives of Armenia’s banking sector. “From this perspective, I expect you to unveil proposals for concrete measures aimed at ensuring additional loans for the economy,” Karapetyan said adding that “it’s high time to propose practical solutions.” The PM said he wanted proposals with out-of-the-box solutions whose implementation would give a new impetus to business reforms and the attraction of fresh investments. As the government’s press office reports, Karapetyan proposed the banking system representatives to create relevant mechanisms for using the assets available in banks to lend to small and medium-sized businesses. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. 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. |