Armenia 1% Azerbaijan 2% Georgia 1% Slovenia 29% Germany 56% USA 50% *financial organizations are: banks, credit unions, cooperatives, post offices or microfinance institutions Source: worldbank.org
International tourism data: tourists, mln (1) and tourism receipts per tourist, USD (2) – 2011
(1) (2) Armenia 0.8 587 Azerbaijan 1.6 824 Georgia 2.8 332 Turkey 29.3 785 France 79.5 677 United States 62.3 1,866 Source: unwto.org
Software piracy rate – 2011
Armenia 88% Azerbaijan 87% Georgia 91% Slovakia 40% Germany 26% USA 19% Source: bsa.org
Share of population reported feeling safe walking alone at night in the area they live – 2011
Women Men Armenia 70% 80% Azerbaijan 68% 82% Georgia 90% 93% Russia 32% 49% France 51% 78% USA 62% 89% Source: gallup.com
CIVILITAS STATEMENT
JUNE 14, 2012 For the past two weeks, the attention and resources of the Civilitas Foundation and CivilNet.am have been diverted from our mission. Rather than focusing on our work to strengthen civil society and offer alternative sources of reliable
CHRONOLOGY
June 1, 2012Vartan Oskanian is summoned by Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) to give testimony as a witness in an investigation concerning money laundering (Criminal Code section 190, article 3) and involving the Civilitas Foundation and its founder, Vartan Oskanian.
Ease of paying taxes ranking – 2012
Armenia 153 Azerbaijan 77 Georgia 39 Turkey 75 Slovenia 83 Canada 11 *measured across 183 economies based on the total tax rate, time taken to comply, and number of tax payments, out of 183 economies Source: pwc.com
NATIONAL SECURITY SERVICE STATEMENT
NATIONAL SECURITY SERVICE STATEMENTUnofficial translationJune 12, 2012 On May 25, 2012, a criminal case was initiated by the National Security Criminal Investigation Department of the Republic of Armenia in the case of legalization of a particularly large amount of illicit
THE POLITICAL CONTEXT
THE POLITICAL CONTEXT: CIVILITAS The Civilitas Foundation was created in 2008 according to the laws of the Republic of Armenia, namely the Law on Foundations. It is a non-profit organization mandated to help strengthen civil society by engaging in civil
TRANSACTION SUMMARY
American businessman and philanthropist Jon Huntsman, Sr, has aided Armenia in various ways since the earthquake of 1988. Among many other charitable contributions, he built a high school in Gyumri and an entire residential district as well. Mr. Huntsman also