The government discussed the implementation of measures to improve the business environment

ArmInfo. Under the chairmanship  of Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan, a meeting was held in the  government, during which the implementation of activities to improve  the business environment (Doing Business) was discussed in 2017. 

According to the press service of the executive body, the premier was  informed that 49 events have already been implemented from the  planned for the current year 20. It is planned that as a result of  the activities for 2017 in the annual report of the World Bank in a  row of 150 states, our country will improve its position by 12  Points. Armenia last year improved its position by 5 points and took  the 38th line. It was noted that the measures are being taken to  simplify the administrative procedures required for starting and  developing the business, to improve the indices of SME stimulation,  to protect investors, to obtain construction permits, to permanently  introduce electronic systems, access to credit, property  registration, and provision of infrastructures. 

Prime Minister Karapetyan demanded from the responsible to show  strict consistency in the implementation of activities and to  maintain feedback from the business community with a view to  discussing issues of concern to entrepreneurs and finding solutions  to problems. "We need to start work on developing a program of  measures to improve Armenia's business environment for 2018, starting  discussions with all interested parties," the prime minister said.  According to the government's program of activities, Armenia, in the  context of the next 5 years, claims to be in the top 20 out of 190  countries of the world in the rating of the World Bank Doing  Business.

 When implementing complex measures to improve the business  environment of Armenia, it is expected that, with all other equal  conditions, through the envisaged activities aimed at alleviating the  administrative burden for business, reducing corruption risks,  increasing the transparency of services provided to the private  sector by moving them to the online site , And improvement of the  legislative base, in the Doing Business index the republic will rise  from the 38th place and take the position among the first 20  countries of the rating.