Government can lend helping hand to Armenian business?February 24, 2009 - 15:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The alleviation of consequences of the economic crisis in Armenia will for most part depend on state-business cooperation. "Despite insufficient integration of Armenia in the EU economic structure, the republic couldn't avoid the global financial crisis," said Arsen Ghazaryan, head of the Union of Manufacturers of Armenia. The government should collaborate with entrepreneurs and create favorable conditions for competitiveness of domestic production, according to him. The discussions also focused on the government's activity, assessment of anti-crisis programs and legislative reforms. 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |