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21.01.2014
Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan was awarded with a special prize of Top Ten Award
Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan hosted in the foyer of the City Hall the organizers of the authoritative international award "Top Ten Award" and the guests. The mission of this world-known award is to reveal the best business spheres having precise mechanisms of quality control, which prevail at the market, as well as to promote using of the standards of management system spread worldwide in the organizations. In his greeting speech addressed to those present Mayor Taron... more →
20.01.2014
Mayor Taron Margaryan took part in the ceremony of proclamation Riga the cultural capital of Europe
The delegation headed by Mayor Taron Margaryan which is in the capital of Latvia with an official visit was present at the solemn ceremony of proclamation Riga the cultural capital of Europe. After the ceremony the members of the delegation took part in the reception arranged on behalf of the President of Latvia. Mayor Taron Margaryan congratulated the President of Latvia on the event of proclamation Riga the cultural capital of Europe. Within the scope of the visit the members... more →
20.01.2014
On the instruction of Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan the activities aimed at the prevention of illegal constructions and land occupation as well as at the elimination of their consequences are still going on. This was reported during the regular working conference chaired by the First Deputy Mayor of Yerevan Kamo Areyan. The head of the Department of Urban Development and Land Control reported that one case had been registered the previous week, in two cases the illegal constructions... more →
18.01.2014
The delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Taon Margaryan which arrived to Riga to participate in the official ceremony of proclamation the capital of Latvia the European cultural capital, had a meeting with the Mayor of Riga Nil Ushakov. Greeting his colleague Nil Ushakov thanked him first for accepting the invitation and stressed that this visit is another occasion to discuss the process of implementation of the programs of mutually beneficial cooperation established between Yerevan and... more →
17.01.2014
SME Tax Regime Facilitation Discussed
Chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, a regular meeting of the SME Development Council was held today in the Office of Government. As at the previous meeting, the meeting looked at the possibility of amending the Republic of Armenia law on tax turnover. Addressing the SME representatives in attendance, the Prime Minister said that the proposed amendment seeks to reduce the turnover tax from the currently applicable 3.5% to 1% through more accurate documentation covering all... more →
16.01.2014
Inspection Reform Leads To Improved Business Environment
A Cabinet sitting was held today, chaired by Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. The meeting approved a sample checklist and a methodology for risk-based checkups to be carried out by the Ministry of Urban Development-affiliated State Urban Development Inspectorate, as well as the summary description of risk criteria. The decision provides that risks in urban planning decisions will be assessed by means of facility checks and that the developer shall be considered as the operator... more →