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    ARMENIA TO JOIN ENTERPRISE EUROPE NETWORK IN 2008

    ARKA
    March 11, 2008

    YEREVAN, March 11. /ARKA/. Armenia is to officially join the Enterprise
    Europe Network (EEN) together with Israel and Switzerland. EEN provides
    services on entering the European markets to its clients, Executive
    Director of the Small and Medium Entrepreneurship Development National
    Center (SMEDNC) of Armenia Ishkhan Karapetian said in his interview
    to ARKA agency.

    The Center attaches particular importance to providing Armenian
    companies with broader opportunities for offering their products and
    services on European markets and for more efficient business partner
    search, he said adding that Armenia is the only EEN-member country
    in the region.

    "Besides, we will get an access to offers of European colleagues and
    an opportunity to establish business cooperation with them," he said.

    The head of the Center also reported that Armenia will be receiving
    information about grant projects held in EU countries with financial
    component reasonable to Armenian small and medium enterprises.

    "Our center will be offering interested businessmen and small and
    medium enterprises a complete consulting package, including that on
    the acting European legislation and standards in signing agreements
    and exchange of goods," Karapetian said.

    Today the EEN operates in 40 countries and consolidates 600
    organizations, 23 mln small and medium enterprises and 4,000 employees.

    The SMEDNC was founded in 2002. Under the state budget for 2007, 400mln
    Drams were allocated for support to small and medium entrepreneurship
    in Armenia. ($1=308.91Drams).
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