Digital Armenia Fund Board of Trustees Holds Meeting
Chaired by Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan, the Board of Trustees of the Digital Armenia Fund met today in the Office of Government. Digital Armenia Fund Executive Director Edward Nersisyan presented the Fund’s 2017 activity report. The report details the activities projected and implemented under the 2017 program aimed developing electronic systems and a digital environment in all spheres of public administration, namely taking stock of digitization strategies in the public... more »
Center for Strategic Initiatives Presents 2017 Annual Activity Report
Chaired by Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan, the Board of Trustees of the Center for Strategic Initiatives (CSI) Foundation held a meeting in the CSI Office. The meeting reviewed the Center’s annual report on the activities carried out in 2017 and discussed the action plan for 2018. CSI Executive Director Aleksandr Khachaturyan reported back on the ongoing activities in the fields of public administration, tax and customs administration, tourism, education,... more »
Karen Karapetyan: “We will have qualitatively different territorial administration in 2018”
Chaired by Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan, a consultative meeting was held in the Office of Government, attended by heads of various government departments and governors. The Premier noted that the meeting was organized to discuss next year’s plans and activities, as well as ways of improving local administration efficiency in 2018. “2018 will be a very exciting, busy and dynamic year. What are the goals, tasks and objectives to achieve? It is obvious that economic activity... more »
Government Set to Enhance Regional Investment Programs’ Efficiency
Today, Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan chaired a working consultation to look at ways of improving efficiency in the investment and business programs submitted from different regions of Armenia. Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Development Varazdat Karapetyan reported that 80 applications had not been approved, but they were reassessed and 19 of then could be eligible for funding after undergoing the prescribed procedure. Prime Minister Karapetyan instructed the heads... more »
Joint Appeals Commission of Inspection Agencies Holds Meeting
Chaired by Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan, the RA Joint Appeals Commission of Inspection Agencies met today in the Office of Government. The Commission discussed three applications filed against the decisions made by the Board of Appeals of Tax and Customs Authorities of RA State Revenue Committee. After discussing the substantiations and arguments provided in the applications, the Commission decided to comply with one of the applications and decline the other two.
RA Prime Minister, Eurasian Development Bank Management Board Chairman Discuss Cooperation Prospects
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan received Eurasian Development Bank Management Board Chairman Andrei Belianinov. Congratulating Mr. Belianinov on his appointment to the post of Eurasian Development Bank Management Board Chairman, the Prime Minister described the ongoing bilateral cooperation and joint investment programs as fruitful and quite effective. The parties exchanged views on the prospects of cooperation in new spheres. They specifically discussed possibilities for closer... more »
Karen Karapetyan Receives Philips Lighting Company Vice President Eric Benedetti
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan received a delegation led by Eric Benedetti, Vice President of Philips Lighting. Stressing the importance of close cooperation with Philips Lighting in terms of implementing innovative programs, the Prime Minister noted that the Armenian government has developed many exciting programs that can be implemented jointly. Eric Benedetti pointed out that in its capacity of a leader in the field of innovations, Philips Lighting is dedicated to the production... more »
Government Discusses Issues Related to Implementation of Armenia-European Union Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan chaired a working consultation to discuss the main directions of EU-Armenia cooperation. In particular, the meeting focused on a number of issues related to the implementation of the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement between the Republic of Armenia and the European Union. “An inter-agency commission is being set up, headed by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of International Economic Integration and Reforms Vache Gabrielyan. We have to... more »
PM Suggests Tightening Control in Key Commodity Markets Ahead of New Year’s Eve
A Cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan. Before proceeding to the agenda, the Prime Minister issued a number of instructions. Highlighting the need for closer oversight in the dominant commodity markets ahead of the New Year’s Eve, the Prime Minister stated in part, “Economic activity increases several times during the Holiday Season, which leads to a dramatic rise in the demand of consumer goods. This is fraught with certain risks of... more »
Armenia Development Fund Board of Trustees Sums Up “Rinnovate” Competition Results
Chaired by Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan, the Board of Trustees of Armenia Development Fund (ADF) held a regular meeting in the Office of Government. The Board reviewed the programs included in the final stage of the “Rinnovate” tourism development-oriented competition, after which the meeting summed up the results and selected three best business projects. Consisting of representatives of top international and State institutions, the jury first selected the top five... more »
