RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan participated in Doing Business 2010 report discussion, organized by WB and RA Government, governmental press service reported. Private sector and community representatives participated in the discussion.
Upon greeting the guests, the Premier emphasized the importance of business sector development in the country, adding that a work group for Doing Business report ranking improvement was created by presidential order. “Despite certain progress, serious works has to be conducted towards legislative reforms introduction and administration practice improvements,” he said.
Sargsyan characterized 7-point increase in Armenia’s ranking as unsatisfactory. ” To resolve existing problems, we need to establish government-private sector -public organizations collaboration,” the Prime Minister noted.
The discussion focused on business environment issues, based on data research results provided in Doing Business 2010 report.
According to the report, Armenia’s ranking rose by 7 points, moving from 50th to 43rd position in 2009. The report covers 183 countries of the world.
