T. SARGSYAN STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ISSUES OF IMPROVEMENT OF THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IN ARMENIA
ARMENPRESS
SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 29, ARMENPRESS: Armenian Prime Minister Tigran
Sargsyan took part today in the discussion on "Doing Business 2010"
theme organized in collaboration with the World Bank and Armenian
Government in the "Erebuni Plaza" hotel complex; representatives of the
private sector and the civil society also took part in the discussion.
Public relations department of the Armenian Government told Armenpress
that greeting the participants of discussion the Armenian Prime
Minster Tigran Sargsyan stressed the importance of improvement of
business environment in Armenia and noted that on the assignment of
the Armenian President a working group has been formed which aims to
improve the indexes reflected in "Doing Business" report.
The Prime Minister also noted that despite the progress a serious and
consistent activity must be conducted not only towards improvement
of the legislature but also the practice for administration.
Tigran Sargsyan did not consider the raise of Armenian position for 7
points gratifying, as there are tasks to be done in this respect. To
reach success in them the cooperation between the private sector,
NGOs and the state is signified.
The discussion is dedicated to the issues of business environment
which are based on Doing Business 2010 researches. The slogan of the
research is "Improving in difficult times", which is the 7th annual
report issued by International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
The report says that Armenia has improved its positions from 50th
place in 2008 rising to 43rd place among 183 economies of the world.