FATHER OF SINGAPOREAN MIRACLE TO PARTICIPATE IN MEETING OF ARMENIAN NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL

/ARKA/
September 18, 2009
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, September 18. /ARKA/. Minister Mentor of Singapore father of
Singaporean economic miracle Lee Kuan Yew is to participate in the
12th extended meeting of Armenian National Competitiveness Council
today, the council press service reported.

Armenian Premier Tigran Sargsyan is to open the meeting. Among issues
on the agenda are economic development trends in Armenia and in the
world and creation of all-Armenian network and a development project,
says the report.

About 50 representatives of the private sector and donor organizations
are expected to participate in the meeting.

The aim of the meeting to is to learn lessons from economic development
of Singapore.

Armenia’s National Competitiveness Council has its executive
body, Competitiveness Fund that was founded in 2008 as a joint
government-private sector initiative. The Fund Board consists of
13 members, including six high ranking officials and six prominent
Armenian businessmen from Armenia, Russia, Europe and the USA. The
fund is headed by the country’s premier.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress