RA government tries to decrease corruption risks in licensingOctober 4, 2010 - 14:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian government is consistently introducing e-governance system to decrease corruption risks, what will allow creating pre-requisites for improvement of a competitive business environment, decreasing a direct communication between public employees and citizens. On October 4, Armenian Minister of Finance Tigran Davtyan said that the Armenian government has approved a bill on introduction of amendments to the RA Law on Licensing, Tax Code and 14 laws, under which the types of licenses and procedure for their obtainment is reduced. “We have managed to achieve radical changes in the public management, reducing the number of licenses from 169 to 96 or by 40%,” said Davtyan. Besides, many complex licenses have been simplified, while enterprises will be able to apply for licenses electronically at www.e-gov.am/licenses. At the first stage, the amendments will refer to simple licenses issued by the RA Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Transport and Communication, as licenses for organization of gambling and taxi services are basically provided here. In six months, the new approaches will be applied in other fields as well. Related links: Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Armenia considers Cyprus as one of its main partners in EU - envoy Armenia considers Cyprus one of its main partners in the European Union, Ambassador Tigran Mkrtchyan has said. Armenian, Albanian Foreign Ministers discuss ties, regional issues Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania Igli Hasani. POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia confirms will attend NATO summit in Washington Armenia has confirmed its participation in the NATO summit in Washington, a spokesperson has confirmed. |