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PM ANGRY WITH ARMENIA'S INDICATORS IN GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS REPORT
http://www.yerkirmedia.am/?act=news&lan=en&id=9436
19:30 . 06/09
Though Armenia is satisfied with the Global Competitiveness Report
published yesterday, but it is worried by certain indicators.
Armenia has taken the 82nd place instead of the previous 92nd among
144 countries. The main drawbacks in Armenia are the severity of local
competition, the low standards of business education, the heavy burden
of customs processes, the indicator of weak universities-industry
cooperation, not sufficiently efficient steps directed to the
anti-monopoly policy, the lack of independence of the judicial system.
The PM was especially angry over the IT and internet accessibility
section, as the authors of the report used the 2009 database. Of
course, because of the negligence of Armenian officials.
"It is not understandable why the authors of the report used the 2009
database when we addressed this issue last year and punished officials
of the Ministry of Transport and Communication for not having presented
the corresponding information. But I am reported that information
was placed on the websites this year. This indicator in which we have
essentially worsened our positions is conditioned with the fact that
the indicators of 2009 were used," PM Tigran Sargsyan said.
http://www.yerkirmedia.am/?act=news&lan=en&id=9436
19:30 . 06/09
Though Armenia is satisfied with the Global Competitiveness Report
published yesterday, but it is worried by certain indicators.
Armenia has taken the 82nd place instead of the previous 92nd among
144 countries. The main drawbacks in Armenia are the severity of local
competition, the low standards of business education, the heavy burden
of customs processes, the indicator of weak universities-industry
cooperation, not sufficiently efficient steps directed to the
anti-monopoly policy, the lack of independence of the judicial system.
The PM was especially angry over the IT and internet accessibility
section, as the authors of the report used the 2009 database. Of
course, because of the negligence of Armenian officials.
"It is not understandable why the authors of the report used the 2009
database when we addressed this issue last year and punished officials
of the Ministry of Transport and Communication for not having presented
the corresponding information. But I am reported that information
was placed on the websites this year. This indicator in which we have
essentially worsened our positions is conditioned with the fact that
the indicators of 2009 were used," PM Tigran Sargsyan said.