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Alina Hovhannisyan

Nationalizing ENA: A "Budget-Friendly" takeover?

Nationalizing ENA: A "Budget-Friendly" takeover?

ArmInfo. The nationalization of Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA) will not be a major burden on the RA state budget, which is  fortunate for the budget, but unfortunate for the company and critical infrastructure,  as stated by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan  while answering journalists' questions during a briefing.

He noted that this preliminary conclusion was reached during expert  discussions on the company's market value. The Prime Minister  clarified that the company had long been used for narrow personal  goals.  Furthermore, ENA is reportedly burdened with loan  obligations, which were then redirected to close associates and  relatives without  interest. "According to preliminary estimates, all  of this naturally reduces the market value of the enterprise and will  not create serious issues for the budget," the head of government  emphasized.