Daniel Wartonick: Armenia capable to carry out pension reformJune 21, 2010 - 10:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is capable to carry out pension reform within terms set by the government, according to Daniel Wartonick, Chief of Party of USAID Armenia Pension and Labor Market Reform Project (PALM). “The government has set reasonable terms. Moreover, the reform will help the republic’s economic growth,” he told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter on the sidelines of a seminar organized in Tsaghkadzor by the USAID PALM, RA government’s working group on implementation of pension reform public awareness program and European Union Advisory Group to the RA. “Pension reform is a complicated process and public awareness and approval is an essential part of it. The USAID will render the essential technical assistance to the Armenian government,” he said. “As to capital outflow, it’s an urgent problem for a large number of countries and to control it, the government should collaborate with the assets managers, employers. Besides, raising of public awareness and cooperating with financial negotiators would be very useful,” Mr. Wartonick said. 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 | Lemkin Institute urges Armenia to respect people’s right to dissent The Lemkin Institute has urged the Armenian government to respect people’s fundamental human right to express their dissent. Iran’s Red Crescent sends aid to Armenia’s flood-hit regions The Iranian Red Crescent Society has sent humanitarian aid to the victims of deadly floods that hit northern Armenia on May 25-26. Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. |