Armenian premier, World Bank delegation discuss poverty reduction plan
Arminfo
6 Apr 05
Yerevan, 6 April: Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Markaryan today
received a World Bank delegation led by the head of the Yerevan office
of the bank, Roger Robinson.
The meeting discussed the implementation of the second stage of the
World Bank's credit programme on poverty reduction, the Armenian
government's press service told Arminfo news agency. Having expressed
his satisfaction with the rate of economic growth in Armenia, Robinson
said it is important to lay foundations to maintain it.
Within the framework of the second stage of the programme, Robinson
said it is necessary to reform the system of corporate governance and
to create favourable conditions for developing the private sector of
the economy. Other members of the delegation presented their research
and recommendations on certain reforms in some other spheres of
the economy.
In turn, Markaryan said cooperation between the Armenian government
and the World Bank is very important and that he was ready to go on
developing and expanding it.
[Passage omitted: Background on the poverty reduction programme]
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Arminfo
6 Apr 05
Yerevan, 6 April: Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Markaryan today
received a World Bank delegation led by the head of the Yerevan office
of the bank, Roger Robinson.
The meeting discussed the implementation of the second stage of the
World Bank's credit programme on poverty reduction, the Armenian
government's press service told Arminfo news agency. Having expressed
his satisfaction with the rate of economic growth in Armenia, Robinson
said it is important to lay foundations to maintain it.
Within the framework of the second stage of the programme, Robinson
said it is necessary to reform the system of corporate governance and
to create favourable conditions for developing the private sector of
the economy. Other members of the delegation presented their research
and recommendations on certain reforms in some other spheres of
the economy.
In turn, Markaryan said cooperation between the Armenian government
and the World Bank is very important and that he was ready to go on
developing and expanding it.
[Passage omitted: Background on the poverty reduction programme]
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress