
MORE EMPLOYEES TO BE FIRED IN STATE SECTOR
It turns out that 4300 employees were fired in the state sector, mainly in the sphere of social services in 2003. "Dynamics of the Labor Market in the Republic of Armenia" report elaborated by the World Bank informed about this. Besides, according to the report there appeared 14 thousand new vacancies in the state sector during the last three years. The authors of the report believe that the hard times with the employment issue in the state sector has gone. At the same time, the experts from the World Bank think that they will still fire employees in the state sector, as the demand for more effective work will grow during the coming few years. There appear more unemployed specialists that may find jobs in the private sector. This means that certain reforms still should be made to improve the business sphere.
As for the business atmosphere, the main obstacle is that the businessmen can take only short-term credits with high percentage rates, as well as the fact that other means for financing the business activities are unavailable for new companies. The experts state that the tax and customs' service rules also often hinder effective business activities.
It's worth mentioning that the state bodies should take into account the fact that it is quite necessary to improve the situation with the vacancies in the state sector. This issue is much more urgent that it is stated in the relevant report of the World Bank.
- By Ara Martirosian
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By Aghavni HaroutiunianWithin the framework of "Pictures of the World" series, the Center for Civilization and Regional Studies at RF Academy of Sciences published the monograph by Karine Grigorian, candidate in Historical ...MORE EMPLOYEES TO BE FIRED IN STATE SECTOR
By Ara MartirosianIt turns out that 4300 employees were fired in the state sector, mainly in the sphere of social services in 2003. "Dynamics of the Labor Market in the Republic of Armenia" report elaborated by the World ...
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By H. Chaqrian
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- 1869 Construction starts for the Gevorgian Seminary. It was founded by Gevorg the Fourth.
- 1903 Birth of Aram Khatshatooryan (composer). He died in 1978.
- 1913 Mandelstam, the chief interpreter and advisor of the Russian embassy in Constantinople, elaborates the reform program for Western Armenia.
- 1923 Death of writer Intra (Tiran Chrakian). He was born in 1875.
- 1957 Creation of the National Economic Council of the Armenian SSR.
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