‘Economics’

  • State support for investment program
    On visit to Jermuk International Company, which is the Armenia representative of PepsiCo International, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan familiarized himself with the pace running works at the newly founded enterprise, which is equipped with state-of-the-art technologies of European manufacture. To launch production of carbonized drinks of some trade marks, last year Jermuk...
    April 1, 2011 15:18
  • Natural gas to get cheaper for vulnerable households
    An outgoing cabinet sitting was held today in the schoolhouse after Mesrop Mashtots of Oshakan village, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan To begin with, the sitting heard and took note of the 2010 annual report on the social-economic status of Aragatsotni marz, delivered by marz governor Sargis Sahakyan. The government next passed a decision on establishing lower...
    March 31, 2011 17:23
  • Consolidated information system to streamline pensioner data 2011-03-28
    As Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Arthur Grigoryan told journalists during the interview held at the government’s press center, a consolidated information system will soon be launched by the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs to streamline pensioner data. “Information will be available from another source as well to help trace the citizens’ movement inside...
    March 28, 2011 17:32
  • Farmers to get barley seeds
    Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan called at Masis railroad station of Ararat marz to attend the unloading of the first lot of a total of 189 tons of high-grade barley seeds to be imported from Ukraine. Over 2000 tons of barley seeds are due to be imported into the country with a view to developing seed-breeding activities, as well as tackling a number of key problems. The...
    March 28, 2011 17:28
  • Food security in spotlight
    A cabinet sitting was held today under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan Opening the sitting, the Prime Minister stated: “Six months ago the Prime Minister’s Control Service together with the Food Security Department conducted checks in the cheese production sector and revealed serious problems. Food security is crucial for us and is included in...
    March 24, 2011 15:45
  • “Armenian Fruit” to build on Armenia’s export capacity
    At the press conference that followed today’s cabinet sitting, Minister of Agriculture Sergo Karapetyan commented on the Agricultural Capacity Building Program grant facility available from the IFAD which is aimed at boosting fruit-farming activities in the Republic of Armenia. Having a total cost of USD 52mn, the program will be introduced in Vaiots-Dzor, Tavush marzes...
    March 24, 2011 15:20
  • Draft territorial development concept submitted
    Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan participated in the presentation of the draft of Armenia’s territorial development concept. The ceremony was attended by Vice Prime Minister Armen Gevorgyan, head of the United Nations Armenia Office Dafina Gercheva, marz governors, civil society representatives, local and international experts. Greeting those present, the Prime Minister...
    March 23, 2011 15:53
  • Prime Minister discusses cooperative launch program with farmers
    Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited today Avan community of Aragatsotni marz to discuss the Community Farm Resource and Competitiveness program. Since agriculture is set as a priority development area for Armenia, the program has been worked out by the Ministry of Agriculture in cooperation with the experts of the World Bank. Six communities from Aragatsotni marz –...
    March 22, 2011 20:01
  • Tigran Sargsyan welcomes Supachaj Panitchpakdi
    Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received today Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Trade and Development Supachaj Panitchpakdi who is in Yerevan to attend the celebrations of the 10th anniversary of the founding of the State commission on protection of economic competition (SCPEC) of the Republic of Armenia. The parties discussed the “Voluntary expert estimation...
    March 21, 2011 19:01
  • Reforms to be implemented in the field State property management
    Head of State Property Management Department by the Government Karine Kirakosyan told today’s press conference which was held at the press center of the government that the State Property Management Department by the Government is planning to expand the State property registration base in 2011. She went on to advise that the new base will incorporate the highways, bridges,...
    March 21, 2011 15:25
  • Prime Minister welcomes participants of international conference with economic competition-related agenda
    Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan attended an international conference dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the founding of the State commission on protection of economic competition (SCPEC) of the Republic of Armenia. Scheduled for March 12-23, the forum is attended by secretary-general of the UN Conference on Trade and Development Supachaj Panitchpakdi, representatives...
    March 21, 2011 14:27
  • EU supportive of reform program
    A cabinet sitting was held today under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan Summing up the outcome of the government delegation’s latest visit to Brussels, the Prime Minister said the most importance result is that all the European structures are prepared to extend all-out support to the Republic of Armenia. To ensure enforcement of the law on licensing,...
    March 18, 2011 15:34
  • President Sargsyan invited a working meeting to discuss issues related to the social and economic situation in the marzes
    Today, President Serzh Sargsyan invited a working meeting to discuss issues related to the social and economic situation in the marzes, problems related to the implementation of development programs, summarized works conducted in 2010, and spoke about programs for 2011 and their efficient implementation. The meeting was attended by the Vice Prime Minister, Minister of...
    March 16, 2011 19:49
  • Continued innovations in the system of e-governance
    A briefing by Chief of Government Staff David Sargsyan was held today in the press center of the government, entitled “E-governance: innovations in the system of e-governance.” E-governance was said to be high not only on the government’s agenda, but also on President Serzh Sargsyan’s electoral program. It seeks to enhance the transparency of government activities...
    March 14, 2011 15:46
  • President Sargsyan participated at the “Programs and problems for agriculture development in Armenia in 2011” forum
    Today, in Tsakhkadzor President Serzh Sargsyan participated at the “Programs and problems for agriculture development in Armenia in 2011” forum, which was also attended by the representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture, National Assembly, Public Council, Armenian State Agriculture University, officials responsible for agriculture in the territorial administrations,...
    March 12, 2011 18:55
  • 2011 National Competitiveness Fund activity areas discussed
    The 19th sitting of Armenia’s National Competitiveness Fund Board of Trustees was held in the Office of Government, presided at by BOT chairman, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. After discussion and approval of previous sitting’s minutes, new member of the Board of Trustees Raul de Lutzenberger who is the head of EU delegation to Armenia was introduced to the meeting...
    March 12, 2011 16:26
  • Vartan Oskanian – Interview
    Q. Mr. Oskanian, for the government of Armenia today, the main challenge is inflation and control of prices on goods. The government proposes to implement changes in the “Law on Trade and Services”; the goal of which is to control price increases on essential goods. The Prime Minister has admitted that such a practice is not desirable and rarely applied, yet on...
    March 11, 2011 21:45
  • President Serzh Sargsyan’s remarks at the meeting on the priorities of the economic policy
    I have invited you today so that we together adjust our objectives. It is not about reviewing our previous programs or indices set by the budget. The work is underway to meet these goals; we should make that work more efficient and display a more principled approach. I am talking about setting new priorities under current conditions, necessitated by the external negative...
    March 11, 2011 21:07