RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received head of the World Bank Armenia office Aristomene Varudakis and head of the World Bank development policy credit program mission, senior economist for Armenia Robert Talierso. Presenting the activities on the Bank’s 3-year lending program for Armenia, Mr. Varudakis said that thanks to effective cooperation with the ministries of economy and finance, work on the mutually agreed paper is nearing completion. Along with the evaluation of... more »
Accompanied by the RA Vice-Prime Minister-Minister of Territorial Administration, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited the Ministry of Urban Development to attend the launching ceremony for the disaster zone’s homeless families unified data base. “Last year we stated that a unified system should be created in order to give a final solution to the problem of homeless family registration in the disaster zone. Today we have come together to see what opportunities will be... more »
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan’s Address to “Armenian Architecture and the 21st Century” Pan-Armenian Conference
Dear Compatriots, Eminence, Ladies and Gentlemen, I welcome the participants, guests and organizers of this pan-Armenian forum entitled “Armenian Architecture and the 21st Century.” I feel the forum will serve its goal to provide a pledge for revealing and effective application of national professional potential and tackling the problems available in the sphere of architecture. In the programs of the President of Republic and the Government an important place is... more »
The Business Support Council met, chaired by Council head, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. The agenda comprised over ten proposals voiced by the representatives of business community. Council Secretary ADA Director General Robert Haroutunyan said that the proposals chiefly bore on the use cash registers in rural areas, small and medium-size business support, energy saving measures, as well as a number of legislative amendments. After discussion it was decided to organize study courses... more »
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... more »
The Governing Council of Millenium Challenge Account-Armenia SNCO met at the Office of Government, presided at by GC Chairman, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. In attendance were the heads of irrigation project design entities. The Council took note of a progress report concerning the Infrastructure Activity of Irrigated Agriculture Project of MCA-Armenia Program. Chief Executive Director of MCA-Armenia SNCO Ara Hovsepyan noted that the Infrastructure Activity features 5 sub-components:... more »
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received Head of the World Bank Armenia Office Aristomene Varudakis and Country Support Strategy mission coordinator Samia Mitra. Pleased with the current level of World Bank-Armenia cooperation, the Prime Minister pointed out that the program on the use of USD 50 million out of the World Bank-allocated USD 85 million-worth of loan for supporting medium-size enterprise is gathering momentum. Tigran Sargsyan said to be confident that other joint programs,... more »
For Developers’ Reference
Notification by Government of Republic of Armenia Operative Staff The requirements stipulated under the program of extending credit guarantees to eligible developers have been amended as follows: instead of the formerly stated 75%, target facilities shall henceforth be eligible if 50% complete as evidenced by asset evaluating companies.
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan attended a conference entitled “The social impact of the global economic crisis in Armenia” in Erebuni-Plaza hotel complex, co-hosted by the RA Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, the local offices of the United Nations, the World Bank and the IMF. The conference has the objective of discussing the expected effect of the global crisis with a view to finding ways for mitigating its impact on vulnerable population in Armenia. RA Prime... more »
The Office of Government hosted a gala event during which awards were handed out to those companies which have excelled for high product and service quality as stipulated in the government decree of this March 19. Congratulating the prize-winners, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan underscored that the Commission had been very strict in setting quality standards. He appreciated the transparency and openness of the contest and went on to mention that all winning companies have thereby supplied... more »
