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Armenian Ministry to Remove ‘Tough Soviet Regulations’ from Labor Code
According to the ministry, enterprises with up to 10 employees are considered as ultra-small. In Armenia, they make up 95% of the total number of businesses ...Read More »
Minister Explains Why Armenia Should Aspire to 4-Million Population
A 4-million population is a necessity, taking into account first of all the geographical position of the country. The size of the domestic market is very ...Read More »
Company Wants to Exploit Mine in Armenia Through Cheating, Locals Insist
The Ardvi-Lori initiative group has written an open letter-application from to Lori province MPs on behalf of Ardvi residents, asking for...Read More »
Government Armenia’s Largest ‘Grant Eater,’ Opposition MP Says
This list does not include the grants allocated by the OSCE, the Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the World Bank, and a number of Indian, Ukrainian, Russian structures...Read More »
Dolphins in Dilijan Hotel Kept Under Unadopted Russian Law, Expert Says
We’d applied to the Ministry of Nature and [other inspection bodies] with a request to conduct checks [at the dolphinarium]. The authorities looked into the...Read More »
Officials ‘Have Right to Live’ in Armenia, Too, State Revenue Committee Chairman Argues
There are, of course, law-abiding business owners, and we are thankful for these people. But there are those who try to hide under the veil of...Read More »
Hundreds of Business Owners Protest Against Tax Code Amendments Outside Parliament
The amendments to the Tax Code, which are envisaged to enter into force on January 1, 2018, will also unnecessarily increase paperwork for business owners...Read More »
‘Rates’ in Armenian Prisons Rising, While Issues Remain Unresolved, Report Says
In most other respects, prison issues have remained essentially the same: overcrowdedness, low-quality food, lack of necessary medication...Read More »
Yerevan Court Denies Appeal Against ‘1000 Drams Law’
- These 1000 drams are a part of our property since, according the judicial precedents of the European Court of Human Rights’ case law, a person’s salary is his/her property. This is the main ...Read More »
Armenian Government to Ban Cattle Slaughter Outside Approved Slaughterhouses
- They raised prices to make sure that people do not slaughter animals until the new slaughterhouses are opened, which will of course belong to them...Read More »