Monday, 20 April 2009
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received a delegation from the World Bank Group-member International Financial Corporation, led by the FIAS Business Support Reform Unit’s Senior Economist Stefka Slavova.
Ms Slavova reminded that the delegation is in Armenia at the request of the Armenian government to get acquainted with the current status and future development of the Reform for Doing Business in Armenia program. The delegation was said to have already met with corresponding officials from the local ministries of economy, finance, urban development and other government agencies to discuss questions bearing on reform of tax and customs administration, business environment, construction licenses etc. Then Tigran Sargsyan and Stefka Slavova spoke about the outstanding problems and discussed the proposals and recommendations formulated by the delegation. Ms Slavova stressed the need for strengthening the organizational framework of the program with a focus on reform transparency.
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan thanked the delegation for sustained and effective efforts in support of Armenian reforms and assured that the delegation’s recommendations will be used in future action. Stefka Slavova stated the delegation’s readiness to work with as much dedication and expressed hope that program performance will improve considerably prior to the arrival of a new delegation from the Corporation late this May.
