The Hrayr Maroukhian Foundation (HMF), with the financial support of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) of Germany presented its study entitled, “Monopolies in Armenia” on February 11, 2013 at Ani Plaza Hotel in Yerevan. The HMF working group presented their findings regarding monopolies in the Republic of Armenia, which included the current situation of the markets in…
“Economic growth cannot be ordered.” Artsvik Minasyan (First Armenian News and Analyses, December 21) – Several months ago, Serzh Sargsyan put a task to close the year with 7% of economic growth. National Statistical Service published 7.1% of economic activity for November. In fact, now it is possible to say that the government “honorably” implemented…
For the past two weeks the Parliament of the Republic of Armenia is deliberating on the 2013 State Budget. The political parties and the Prime minister have delivered their assessments and projections. The three oppositional parties, Armenian National Congress (HAK), ARF-D and Heritage (Zharangutyun) as well as the self-considered alternative choice Prosperous Armenia Party have…
Prime minister: Government Approves ARF-D Anticorruption Proposition On November 15, the discussion on the 2013 budget began with the Prime minister, Tigran Sargsyan’s speech, emedia.am writes. Sargsyan after thanking the Parliament for its contribution to the discussion stressed that Armenia must try to stay away from external as well as social risks, such as the…
Asked by www.1in.am about the 2013 budget, ARF-D Member of Parliament and Vice Chairman of the Parliament’s Standing Committee on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs, Artsvik Minasyan said that it’s true that the challenges standing before Armenia are many, deep and extensive. The budget is supposed to counter a big part of these challenges but that…
In reference to the 2013 state budget parliamentary hearings that began on October 30, ARF-D member, Artsvik Minasyan said that the proposed draft is neither bold nor aims at solving the challenges that the country is facing, at the moment. “The biggest challenge in Armenia is about creating jobs and it seems like the state…
ARF-D Parliamentary Faction, proposed a number of amendments to the Pension law. According to the law in power, a citizen who returns to Armenia after a long absence, has the right to receive in whole the amount corresponding to his pension for the last three years. However, a government’s decision taken this spring, has changed…
Tert.am reports that ARF-D Parliamentary Faction members, Artzvik Minasyan, Aghvan Vardanyan and Armen Babayan have put into circulation a draft law “On the Approval of List of Products imported by organizations and individual entrepreneurs eligible for zero (0) rate customs duty and excise duty exemption, for which the customs service does not calculate or charge…
The Hrayr Maroukhian Foundation with the support of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung hosted a presentation and roundtable discussion on the publication of “Economics and Social Democracy” at Ani Plaza Hotel on June 11. This is the second volume of the series “Social Democracy Readers” prepared by the Academy for Social Democracy (Bonn, Germany). The first…
ARFD Member of Parliament, Ara Nranyan was invited as one of the guest speakers of a public discussion event organized by the Group for the Defense of the Diaspora Investors, held on February 24 at the Armenia-Marriott hotel. According to www.lragir.am Nranyan stated that presently there is no provisional policy for Diaspora investors as is…
