Invest in Armenia

Investment Policy

The main goal of Armenia's investment policy is to create a favorable investment and business environment, increase transparency of regulatory environment, reveal the country's competitive advantages, increase investment sizes, develop market infrastructure, create high-quality and high-paid jobs, develop human capital and, based on all these, provide sustainable economic growth and population welfare.
The Republic of Armenia is implementing an “open-door” policy with regard to foreign investments and it has one of the most open investment regimes among the CIS countries.

In Armenia foreign investors are protected by the Law “On Foreign Investments”.

The Government of Armenia is carrying out deep and comprehensive reforms of the business environment providing favorable investment and business opportunities for foreign investors.

Nowadays, Armenia is a country of opportunities with a modern, well-educated, hard-working human capital, and various models of cooperation with a number of countries.

Armenia can become a unique bridge between the member states of the European Union and the Eurasian Economic Union: considering membership to the Eurasian Economic Union and the consequent opportunities on one hand, and the possibility of economic cooperation with the European Union, including GSP+ preferential trade system, on the other. Armenia enjoys GSP preferential trade regime with Canada, Switzerland, Japan, Norway, and USA.

Throughout its history, Armenia was situated on the crossroads of the East and the West thus making the Armenian nation perceptible both in Europe and in Asia. Armenia is ready to become a hub for international business community introducing the traditional Armenian hospitality and the comfortable accommodation conditions for businessmen and their families, bringing together the western and eastern mentality as well as lifestyle.

Incentives

The Government of Armenia is carrying out deep and comprehensive reforms of the business environment providing favorable investment and business opportunities for foreign investors and businessmen.

Aimed at stimulating and supporting foreign investors and businessmen, as well as creating favorable conditions for their activities the Government of Armenia offers a wide range of supporting toolkits.

The short description of incentives offered by the Government of RA is presented hereafter, where concise information on incentive nature, awarding process and terms, awarding institution and other necessary information is in place.

Support tools/Incentives

Investment projects

The Ministry of Economic Development and Investments of RA in collaboration with the Development Foundation of Armenia has launched a new platform for investment projects - www.investmentprojects.am. The aim of the website is to attract investments to the Republic of Armenia, to present the existing projects in Armenia to potential investors and to contribute to the implementation of investment projects in Armenia.

Dear visitors,
below we present information about the investment environment of the Republic of Armenia.
• Armenia Investment Guide 2016/2017
• Armenia Investment Projects 2017
• Invest in Armenia 2017
• Armenia Free Economic Zones

MFA RA
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