Armenian regions prioritize small-scale businessJuly 24, 2009 - 13:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Association of Young Women of Armenia jointly with ProSME, a project of The German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) in Armenia, have carried out PACA economic program in Eghegnadzor. PACA (Participatory Appraisal of Competitive Advantage) is a fast-growing, participatory, bottom-up, pragmatic and innovative approach to local economic development (LED). It is based on a set of tools that permit a rapid appraisal of the competitive advantages and disadvantages of a locality. It delivers concrete, practical proposals to stimulate the local economy (through the PACA exercise). The PACA exercise starts with a kick-off workshop with the local stakeholders, followed by a series of interviews with local players (firms, business associations, supporting institutions, local government and others), and mini-workshops with groups and local actors. PACA has been applied in more than 20 countries worldwide. The program helped determine priorities of economic development in Eghegnadzor. A package of relevant proposals on running small-scale business was developed. 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, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |