Umba Productivity And Competitiveness Center To Promote Formation Of

UMBA PRODUCTIVITY AND COMPETITIVENESS CENTER TO PROMOTE FORMATION OF COMPETITIVE ECONOMY IN ARMENIA

Noyan Tapan
Dec 20 2006

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. The Productivity and
Competitiveness Center founded on the initiative of the Union of
Manufacturers and Businessmen (Employers) of Armenia (UMBA) should
promote the development of the policy of increasing productivity
and competitiveness and the formation of regulating environment in
Armenia. UMBA Chairman Arsen Ghazarian stated this at the December
20 round table dedicated to the center’s opening. In his words,
the center should have functions of a leader in implementing special
programs on productivity promotion and improvement and inoformation
spread. Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia Tigran Sargsian said
in his speech that the most efficient way of developing the economy
is productivity growth. According to him, for this purpose the state
should first of all "get rid of non-competitive enterprises". In his
opinion, it is necessary to take steps aimed at training and advice
of skills on productivity improvement, which will make hundreds of
entrepreneurs change their working rules and behavior.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS