Bribes speed up problems resolution?December 10, 2010 - 18:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On December 10, Program Manager of Caucasus Research Resource Centers-Armenia (CRRC) Yevgenya Paturyan said that more and more Armenians consider corruption to be a fact of life and that there is nothing for it. Presenting the results of three surveys conducted in Armenia from 2008 to 2010 by CRRC jointly with the USAID Mobilizing Action Against Corruption (MAAC) Activity, Paturyan told a press conference in Yerevan that 82% of Armenian respondents believe that corruption is a serious task, while 65% of them consider it to be a normal phenomenon. Besides, 31% of respondents said that the lack of another way for problems resolution forces people to pay bribes. Another 28% of Armenian respondents think that bribes speed up problems resolution, while 13% of them said that bribes are paid to avoid punishment. 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 | Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. “By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents. 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. |