ArmInfo.The Armenian government will allocate 155 million drams for a project implemented with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to create an accelerator for the development of women's entrepreneurship and women's employment in Armenia. Minister of Economy of Armenia Vahan Kerobyan and UNDP Resident Representative in Armenia Natia Natsvlishvili discussed this during the meeting.
According to the press service of the RA Economy Ministry, the "Accelerator # 5" project was launched with the aim of realizing the economic potential of women, and will be aimed at stimulating women's entrepreneurship and increasing the level of their demand in the labor market by strengthening competitive advantages.
In this context, V. Kerobyan stressed the importance of the role of women in the economy, adding that their potential in Armenia is not fully realized. At the same time, he expressed confidence that the jointly implemented programs will increase the role of women in the economic development of the country.
During the meeting V. Kerobyan also presented to the guest the main provisions of the economic block of state policy, measures envisaged for their implementation, and also spoke about the ongoing reforms. He named reforms in the land and water sectors as priorities and stressed that the Ministry's focus is on programs for the development of tourism and small and medium-sized enterprises in rural communities, since the latter will contribute to the creation of non-agricultural jobs, which will allow the establishment of alternative work in the communities.
According to N. Natsvlishvili, the provisions of the economic program of the Armenian government are consonant with the UNDP goals aimed at the development of rural communities. In particular, UNDP Resident Representative spoke about the results of the programs they are implementing in rural communities and plans for the future, which will mainly be aimed at the development of agriculture, tourism, small and medium-sized businesses.
Touching upon the issues of the green economy, it was noted that UNDP is now developing a strategy for the development of this direction, which is consonant with the "green" policy adopted by the Armenian government. Speaking about the "green" agenda, V. Kerobyan noted that from January 1, 2022, the country's government intends to extend the import of electric vehicles on preferential terms for another 3 years; in addition, the possibility of producing electric vehicles in Armenia is being considered. At the end of the meeting, the parties noted the importance of ensuring the duration of current programs and implementation of work towards new joint projects.
