REPORT: INVESTMENT FREEDOM LEVEL 70% IN ARMENIA
ARKA
Jan 13, 2009
YEREVAN, January 13. /ARKA/. According to Economic Freedom Index 2009
published by American Heritage Foundation, the level of investment
freedom did not change from last year and is 70% in Armenia in 2008.
Foreign and domestic investors are treated equally and have the
same right to establish businesses in nearly all sectors. According
to specialists of the Foundation, privatization, though generally
successful and legally open to all bidders, has not been transparent.
There are no restrictions or controls on the holding of foreign
exchange accounts, invisible transactions, or current transfers.
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