The Prime Minister of RA welcomed participants of the first economic conference
Dear colleagues and conference participants. Developing and conducting the first economic conference, Republican Party of Armenia, seeks to brief party members, colleagues and society on the country’s economic situation, which is first of all the Party’s responsibility by virtue of the votes received from the citizens of the Republic of Armenia. Armenia's economic policy is implemented by the coalition government led by three fundamental documents: the 2008 electoral program... more »
6 steps forward: Armenia is a leader in terms of reform momentum
Armenia is at the forefront of business environment and institutional framework-related reforms both in the region and the world. According to the Doing Business 2012 report, published by the International Finance Corporation and the World Bank, 5 reforms were carried out in our country in the period from June, 2011 through to May, improving Armenia’s standing by 6 points to the 55th place. “The World Bank published today the Doing Business-index for business... more »
Tigran Sargsyan meets with Vladimir Putin
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan and Russian Premier Vladimir Putin met at Saint Petersburg’s Konstantinowski Palace. The agenda comprised a wide range of economic status and trade cooperation-related issues. Prime Minister of Russia Vladimir Putin: “Welcoming you, Mr. Sargsyan, I should note that we have quite good dynamics of economic ties. Russian investments have been growing in Armenia’s economy to reach the mark of USD 3bn. We are currently working to... more »
“ArmTech 2011” Forum Kicks Off In Yerevan
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan attended today the opening of “ArmTech Congress 2011” 4th annual forum of high technologies in Armenia. This year’s forum is held in the framework of activities dated the 20th anniversary of Armenia’s independence, under the motto of “Learning from the past, discovering the future.” The forum is organized with the assistance of the Government of the Republic of Armenia, the Enterprise Incubator of Armenia, “Synopsis... more »
The Prime Minister Answered the Questions Young People are Interested In
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan had a meeting with the members of the public sector of the National Youth Policy Council and various youth and student organizations on August 27 in Tsaghkadzor. The Head of the Government answered their questions relating to the country’s economy, Government policy, social programs concerning the young families, etc. Afterwards, the Prime Minister held an informal meeting with the members of the National Youth Policy Council and discussed issues... more »
Wheat Seed-Breeding Program Takes Effect
Armenia is taking revolutionary steps in the wheat seed-breeding field: the wheat seed-breeding and seed-production program turned up on the list of government priorities last year which implies a dramatic growth in the output of this crop up to 340-350 thousand tons a year by 2014 making of Armenia a self-sufficient country in this area. Evoking the aforementioned program at the August 4 Cabinet sitting, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan stated in part: “Those decisions usher in an... more »
Pension Reform: Armenian Model of Saving Up Money
The voluntary stage of pension reform is underway: those financial institutions ready to make their appearance on the home pension market to manage the funds saved up by future pensioners have already been registered with the Ministry of Justice. They are expected to submit a package of services for the citizens shortly. As noted by pension reform working group members, the Armenian model is a mix of best practices pursued elsewhere. It has been developed considering the so-called... more »
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan’s Statement at Republic of Armenia National Assembly While Introducing 2010 Annual Report on State Budget Execution
Esteemed National Assembly Chairman, Honorable Chairperson, Dear Colleagues, Introducing the State budget report, the prime ministers traditionally state the general characteristics and the overall background of budget exercise. Before going to my point, I would like to evoke the Audit Chamber’s report which was made public yesterday. Unfortunately, we were unable to come up with a second report. Those guilty will be punished because we very much appreciate the Audit... more »
Quality Services without Extortion
The quality of services provided by the state is in the focus of attention of the Government. In this context, the Supervisory Service of the Government has carried out examinations in all such areas, which provide services to large number of citizens. The Supervisory Service detected cases of apparent extortion affecting hundreds of citizens daily. To exclude the phenomenon, only in the last several months, the executive adopted important decisions regarding some industries. Those... more »
Prime Minister: “The State must stand by the farmer to help cope with the problems faced”
The questions asked during the interview had an agricultural bias. In particular, the journalists wanted to know through what specific programs the Government was going to meet the proposed targets.The Prime Minister gave exhaustive answers to all the questions which bore on the price hike, crop deliveries and commodity exports, crop protection against emergencies, supply of irrigation water, use of fertilizers, as well as other issues of topical interest.
