Armenia ranks 77th in the world by attractiveness for PE sectorFebruary 14, 2018 - 11:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia ranks the 77th among 125 economies of the world in terms of attractiveness for the private equity industry, a new report says. The Venture Capital and Private Equity Attractiveness Index 2018 (developed by IESE Business School and EMLYON Business School ) ranks 125 countries by several criteria measuring their investment and business environment and attractiveness to the PE industry. According to the index, Armenia lags behind neighboring Georgia which is nestled in the 61st spot, at the same time outstripping Azerbaijan (100th position). The United States, the United Kingdom and Canada top the rankings, while Russia is placed 39th. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |