Another year of corruption
Eurasia Partnership Foundation's Caucasus Research Resource Center's Armenia Center Program today summed up the results of surveys conducted in Armenia's house economies and private enterprises.
The purpose of the surveys was to find out the level of corruption in Armenia and based on the studies, it turns out that the level of corruption has not changed much in the past year. In fact, it (84%) is perceived as a serious issue in Armenia and is considered to be a "usual phenomenon" with 59 percent of corruption in house economies and 73 percent in enterprises.
Research is done on house economies once a year, while enterprises are researched once every two years.
Businessmen are more concerned about corruption today and 90 percent of them consider monopolies, corruption and the financial crisis as the greatest obstacles for developing business in the country.
The majority of Armenian citizens also said they would take bribes, arguing that there is no other way of receiving the necessary service or solving the issue.
An overwhelming majority (72 percent of society and enterprises) said they would reject any offer to take bribes and considered that as "inacceptable."
Some mentioned that corruption can't be reduced at all or it will be partial. They didn't consider themselves to be the ones with the power against corruption and said they can't do anything to go against it.
