ArmInfo. Deputy Economy Ministers of Armenia Artak Kamalyan, Naira Margaryan and Committee Chairperson Susanna Safaryan held a meeting with USAID representatives on December 12.
As the press service of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia reports, issues related to the development of the private sector and access to financial resources were discussed during the meeting. Deputy Minister Naira Margaryan briefly presented state policy in the field of development of small and medium-sized businesses and the process of developing a development strategy for SMEs. She noted that the core of the strategy will be the availability of financing for small and medium-sized businesses. The financing mechanisms, limits and conditions provided by the commercial banks of Armenia were discussed. A reference was made to the tools of state support.
Artak Kamalyan presented his comments on farm lending and suggested discussing the use of tools offered by USAID specialists in agricultural strategy programs. He also touched on state-supported agricultural programs. Susanna Safaryan presented the priorities of the tourism committee. Then, possible areas of cooperation with USAID were discussed.
RUB | 4.22 | 0.04 |
USD | 388.60 | -1.44 |
EUR | 416.73 | 1.10 |
GBP | 485.98 | 4.24 |
CAD | 284.02 | -0.58 |
JPY | 24.99 | -0.21 |
CNY | 53.63 | -0.19 |
CHF | 425.54 | -2.14 |