IFC finds Export,investment opportunities for Armenian fish production

 

"The Armenia Aquaculture Sector Review developed at the Ministry's request by IFC will be a useful tool for policymakers and businesses operating in this sector," said Sergey Avetisyan, Deputy Minister of Economy of Armenia. "It will help develop the country's fish industry and stimulate export performance."

 

"This review aims to help tap the country's significant potential and thereby contribute to Armenia's economic development," said Arsen Nazaryan, the IFC Armenia Investment Climate Reform Project Manager. "We look forward to continued cooperation with our partners to do more to enhance the competitiveness and promote exports of the country's agriculture products."

 

The report found that improving export and import procedures can help increase the competitiveness of aquaculture products. It also stressed the importance of addressing the challenges and opportunities of exporting to foreign markets, including the benefits of improved food safety practices, a stronger supply chain, and reduced administrative barriers.

 

The IFC Armenia Investment Climate Reform Project is implemented by the World Bank Group Trade and Competitiveness Global Practice, in partnership with Austria's Federal Ministry of Finance and Hungarian Partnership Funding/Hungary EXIM Bank.  IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. Working with more than 2,000 businesses worldwide, we use our capital, expertise, and influence, to create opportunity where it's needed most. In FY15, our long-term investments in developing countries rose to nearly $18 billion, helping the private sector play an essential role in the global effort to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity

 

Armenia became an IFC member in 1995. Since then, IFC's long-term investment commitments totaled $233 million, including $22.8 million mobilized from other lenders, financing 42 projects across a range of sectors, including financial markets, manufacturing, agribusiness, services, and mining. IFC has also supported trade transactions worth more than $122 million through its trade finance program. IFC has also implemented advisory projects focused on private sector development.