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WHAT HINDERS ARMENIANS
Naira Hayrumyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country26580.html
Published: 16:58:43 - 18/06/2012
A lot of people who visited the three capitals of the South Caucasus
say that the Armenians have built Baku and Tbilisi in a unique way
while they failed to do the same with their own capital Yerevan.
The U.S. Ambassador to Armenia has recently said something similar,
noting in particular that Armenians living across the world are the
most enterprising layers of the society of the countries they live in,
including in the U.S. "Consequently, I see no cultural obstacles to
the Armenians to be able to succeed in business in their own homeland,"
said Heffern.
What hinders the Armenians to create their own special architecture
and culture of business which they successfully do in other countries?
In his book "Stop the Plane. I Will Drop Out" Ephraim Sevela wrote
that the Jews are like fertilizers. If they're scattered, they will
make any land fertile but together they are "a pile of manure."
The point is not whether the Armenians are together or spread
throughout world but in other countries the climate for doing business
is better, and there is much an arena for fulfillment of business
opportunities. In Armenia, these conditions are limited, almost closed.
On June 20, the parliament will consider the program of the
government. PAP member Gagik Minasyan stated that the program is aimed
at fighting oligopolies. He said that we can't speak about development
without this fight. True, Minasyan didn't say how they are going to
fight the oligopolies, which are represented in parliament.
This fight is inevitable. Tomorrow, talks between Armenia and the
EU on the free trade agreement will be launched in Brussels. This
agreement excludes the oligopolies and the monopolies. It excludes
also the imitation of fight.
The situation of the current government also rules out any imitation
because it is obvious that if the government does not outdo the
oligarchs, it will be their first victim.
'Our core ideology is to help the small and medium-sized enterprises
in Armenia. Competition is a good thing. In Armenia, we see great
potential in four areas and are working towards their establishment.
They are high technology and telecommunications, manufacturing,
pharmaceuticals, tourism. These are the systems of valuesâ~@~Kâ~@~K
for the formation of which we provide resource," said Ambassador
Heffern. What is the Armenian government going to do besides transition
from the growth strategy to a strategy of economic development? In
theory, it looks smart but in fact oligarch Ruben Hayrapetyan's
bodyguard beats up in his restaurant a doctor whom they simply
disliked.
From: Baghdasarian
Naira Hayrumyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country26580.html
Published: 16:58:43 - 18/06/2012
A lot of people who visited the three capitals of the South Caucasus
say that the Armenians have built Baku and Tbilisi in a unique way
while they failed to do the same with their own capital Yerevan.
The U.S. Ambassador to Armenia has recently said something similar,
noting in particular that Armenians living across the world are the
most enterprising layers of the society of the countries they live in,
including in the U.S. "Consequently, I see no cultural obstacles to
the Armenians to be able to succeed in business in their own homeland,"
said Heffern.
What hinders the Armenians to create their own special architecture
and culture of business which they successfully do in other countries?
In his book "Stop the Plane. I Will Drop Out" Ephraim Sevela wrote
that the Jews are like fertilizers. If they're scattered, they will
make any land fertile but together they are "a pile of manure."
The point is not whether the Armenians are together or spread
throughout world but in other countries the climate for doing business
is better, and there is much an arena for fulfillment of business
opportunities. In Armenia, these conditions are limited, almost closed.
On June 20, the parliament will consider the program of the
government. PAP member Gagik Minasyan stated that the program is aimed
at fighting oligopolies. He said that we can't speak about development
without this fight. True, Minasyan didn't say how they are going to
fight the oligopolies, which are represented in parliament.
This fight is inevitable. Tomorrow, talks between Armenia and the
EU on the free trade agreement will be launched in Brussels. This
agreement excludes the oligopolies and the monopolies. It excludes
also the imitation of fight.
The situation of the current government also rules out any imitation
because it is obvious that if the government does not outdo the
oligarchs, it will be their first victim.
'Our core ideology is to help the small and medium-sized enterprises
in Armenia. Competition is a good thing. In Armenia, we see great
potential in four areas and are working towards their establishment.
They are high technology and telecommunications, manufacturing,
pharmaceuticals, tourism. These are the systems of valuesâ~@~Kâ~@~K
for the formation of which we provide resource," said Ambassador
Heffern. What is the Armenian government going to do besides transition
from the growth strategy to a strategy of economic development? In
theory, it looks smart but in fact oligarch Ruben Hayrapetyan's
bodyguard beats up in his restaurant a doctor whom they simply
disliked.
From: Baghdasarian