PM Chairs Regular Meeting of Armenia Development Fund Board of Trustees
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan chaired today a regular meeting of the Armenia Development Fund (ADF) Board of Trustees. The Council discussed the annual report of the Fund’s activities in 2015. ADF Executive Director Arman Khachaturyan noted that State supported measures were implemented to promote exports, investment and tourism in the period under review. In particular, the Fund’s activities focused on manufacturing and processing industries, including agriculture,... more »
PM considers domestic industry development-related issues
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan received today a group of local manufacturers. Stressing the importance of meetings like that, Hovik Abrahamyan said the Government will do its utmost to promote and boost local production. The Prime Minister said the Government is will use different tools to help domestic entities increase their output and create new jobs. The meeting agenda featured various items related to industry, energy, agriculture, construction, as well as business development... more »
PM Receives RF Minister of Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Relief
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan received RF Minister of Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Relief Vladimir Puchkov. The Prime Minister congratulated Vladimir Puchkov on being awarded the Friendship Order of the President of the Republic of Armenia for development of Armenian-Russian friendly relations, significant contribution to the furtherance of cooperation between Armenian and Russian rescue services. Hovik Abrahamyan highly appreciated the Russian Minister’s personal... more »
State Commission on Preparation and Coordination of Independence Day-dedicated Events Holds Meeting
The State Commission on Preparation and Coordination of Independence Day-dedicated events met today in the Office of Government, chaired by Commission Chairman, Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan. “The 25th anniversary of Armenia’s Independence is our most cherished holiday. This is a wonderful opportunity to appreciate, remember, discuss, analyze and assess our achievements. The Commission must do everything in order to properly celebrate the 25th anniversary of Armenia’s... more »
Forest Restoration and Development Fund 2016 Programs Discussed In Government
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan chaired a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees (BOT) of the Forest Restoration and Development Fund (FRDF). In accordance with the agenda, the meeting discussed the fund’s activities and financial reports for 2015. FRDF Executive Director Yuri Javadyan reported back the work done in the reporting year, the development and implementation of forest rehabilitation and development programs, as well as the acquisition, management and effective use of... more »
Young families to enjoy more favorable conditions under “Affordable Housing” program
A regular Cabinet meeting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan. The Government amended one of its previous decrees with a view to involving greater number of young families in need of better housing conditions in the Affordable Housing for Young Families target program and make available affordable mortgage loans to program beneficiaries. In particular, the aggregate age of spouses in target families is set at 65 years instead of 60. Furthermore, the property... more »
PM Visits Armenian Tablet Manufacturing Company
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan visited Technology and Science Dynamics R&D Company, which is operating in Alliance free economic zone and produces ArmTab tablets and ArmPhone mobile phones. The Prime Minister toured the company inspecting the production process and getting acquainted with the development plans. The Premier was told that in terms of quality the tablets are in no way inferior to the ones manufactured by world-famous brands. Equipped with modern systems and... more »
Government holds another discussion on new Tax Code
Chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, another discussion of the new Tax Code of the Republic of Armenia was held today in the Office of Government, attended by representatives from interested public agencies. The meeting discussed a number of amendments and changes to specific types of taxes and management mechanisms, as well as the proposals and recommendations submitted by the agencies concerned. Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan instructed the stakeholders to follow up on... more »
Small and Medium Enterprise Development Council Holds Meeting
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan chaired a regular meeting of the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Council. Proceeding to the agenda, the Council first discussed the performance of the assignments given at the previous meeting. In particular, discussed were the steps taken to enable hotel businesses benefit from the privileges available to family business. It was reported that for this purpose the law “On amending the RA law on taxes was developed and submitted to the National... more »
Government Continues to Discuss New Tax Code
Chaired by Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, the Government continued today the discussion on the draft Tax Code of the Republic of Armenia. The meeting discussed amendments and changes proposed for specific types of taxes, as well as issues related to tax administration and management mechanisms.
