Armenian PM says citizens should take full advantage of emerging business opportunities
26.10.2017,
18:33
Addressing a government meeting today Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan emphasized the improvement of the business environment.
YEREVAN, October 26. /ARKA/. Addressing a government meeting today Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan emphasized the improvement of the business environment.
“A number of measures are being planned, with many underway in 2017 to improve the business environment. Some of the mentioned legislative and practical measures have already been implemented. However, part of society is not sufficiently informed; the Government’s initiatives have not yet been properly presented to business people, problems related to the quality of services have been recorded, and so on,’ Karapetyan was quoted as saying by the government press office.
Karapetyan said a simple analysis shows that the rationale is clear: not only the development of reforms, but also their consistent implementation along with systematic notification of businessmen about the emerging opportunities, consistent feedback, the quality of state-administered services and a strict follow-up on the use of new technologies will lead to drastic changes. In his words, a permanent, consistent monitoring of business environment improvement policies is needed.
‘Our citizens should take full advantage of the emerging opportunities. They should spend less time on taxes without having to come to relevant offices for getting references, which they can receive by mail, from the nearest bank or via e-services,” the Prime Minister said and instructed the Minister of Economic Development and Investments to join the Center for Strategic Initiatives with a view to submitting a proposal to the Government Staff within a two-week period regarding the Government’s actual, not virtual objective to improve the business environment through short-term and long-term measures, the development of business community awareness indicators and the launch of a monitoring system. -0-
“A number of measures are being planned, with many underway in 2017 to improve the business environment. Some of the mentioned legislative and practical measures have already been implemented. However, part of society is not sufficiently informed; the Government’s initiatives have not yet been properly presented to business people, problems related to the quality of services have been recorded, and so on,’ Karapetyan was quoted as saying by the government press office.
Karapetyan said a simple analysis shows that the rationale is clear: not only the development of reforms, but also their consistent implementation along with systematic notification of businessmen about the emerging opportunities, consistent feedback, the quality of state-administered services and a strict follow-up on the use of new technologies will lead to drastic changes. In his words, a permanent, consistent monitoring of business environment improvement policies is needed.
‘Our citizens should take full advantage of the emerging opportunities. They should spend less time on taxes without having to come to relevant offices for getting references, which they can receive by mail, from the nearest bank or via e-services,” the Prime Minister said and instructed the Minister of Economic Development and Investments to join the Center for Strategic Initiatives with a view to submitting a proposal to the Government Staff within a two-week period regarding the Government’s actual, not virtual objective to improve the business environment through short-term and long-term measures, the development of business community awareness indicators and the launch of a monitoring system. -0-
