As we informed a few days ago a few days ago the report of Policy Forum of Armenia was publicized titled Corruption in Armenia.
The conference hosted experts and high ranking officials. Prime-Minister Tigran Sargsyan was invited, too. Official statements mostly refer to the Prime-Minister’s speech and provide scarce information about the message of Daron Acemoglu, who is ethnic Armenian from current Turkey, works in the United Sates and is considered one of the ten best economists in the world.
The mayor of Gndevaz Hayrapet Mkrtchyan told “168.am” that the –new location should not be an issue for the villagers. “We don’t have neither agriculture, nor grazing areas. We have some topsoil there but it is not fertile and not important for the villagers. They will prefer that the Company takes the land”
Besides the seat belts and a few other initiatives Tigran Sargsyan might perhaps be remembered for something else as well. He imported the word “thesis” in our daily vocabularies and started to actively use it.
The budget draft 2014 is still as mystical as the economic policy of the Armenian government. This is like the decision to join the Customs Union. Neither parliamentary discussions nor experts’ opinions provide substantial information about the topic.
A few days ago it was announced that an agreement was reached between the RA government and GeoTeam company (and Lidian International, 100% shareholder of the company) to place a stack washing and refining cauldron in Amulsar. In the past it was offered to place it in a 2-kilometer vicinity from Gndevaz village.
As a Prime Minister I have never been to Cyprus and couldn’t have registered a company there. This is a provable fact. And we all know that it is possible to open an offshore under anybody’s name, even dead people sometimes appear on record. I understand that there are numerous tools to vilify politicians and I don’t think this is a right goal,” stated the Prime Minister.
Former Prime Minister Hrant Bagratyan has developed a bill to the parliament aimed at strengthening the national currency.
In the US the new fiscal year starts on October 1 but till now the Democrats and Republicans cannot come to an agreement and till now the Congress hasn’t adopted the supreme financial document of the country.
“Your friends might try to convince you that the British investments are necessary for Armenia. They create jobs, etc. But the few workplaces created in the mining sector contain bigger effects for other sectors. Mining is only 3% of our GDP.” This is only a part from the letter of Armenian environmentalists addressed to Prince Charles.
