“Small and medium enterprises businessmen in Armenian regions are displeased with administration, tax policy and corruption”, ProSME Deputy Director Anoush Aslanyan told journalists. ProSME is a project of the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) in Armenia – implemented by PEM Consult GmbH, Dusseldorf by order of the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development.

According to her, four surveys were conducted among regional businessmen and majority was displeased with officials’ workstyle. “This year the main impediment for businessmen was administrative vices. The businessmen complain about large authorities of state regional bodies on control.”

Aslanyan outlined the superficial level of regional businessmen’ knowledge of legal issues. In order to remedy situation ProSME through German PEM company provides free legal advice services to small and medium undertaker. Starting 2010, the development promoting project will be handed to GTZ Armenian office.

James Macbeth Forbes, GTZ local office Team Leader informed that he cooperates with RA Ministry of Territorial Administration,a dministrations ad municipalities for several years to improve the service quality. “I cannot unambiguously state that all our programs are successfully ended, but at least 80% registers positive result”, he stated.

According to Forbes, German Government decided to allocate Armenia €100m as a loan and grant.