Citizens who lost their jobs in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus are looking for jobs in Armenia.
“Our company is engaged in 3D scanning and the supply of 3D scanners. We want to understand how active this market is in Armenia,” one of the Russian businessmen asked. He also decided to move his business to Armenia. Another businessman is looking for a law firm with positive feedback to move an IT company from Russia to Armenia to help with accounting and other issues.
Another, Varya, is a sole proprietor, asking to explain the difference between sole proprietors operating in Russia and Armenia, the registration rules, whether a certificate of non-conviction is required to open a business in Armenia, and so on. Varya wrote that he had already packed his things and was leaving for Armenia. Ever since Russia was sanctioned over the Russia-Ukraine war, the flow of people and businesses to Armenia has continued. In particular, we are talking about IT-related businesses, which have mainly worked with Western companies. Due to political problems, companies registered in Russia can no longer work abroad. The meaning of coming to Armenia is to register the organization in Armenia so that they can work smoothly.
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Russians are interested in Armenia, including our compatriots, citizens of Belarus, even residents of Ukraine, whose business is with Russia. We learn about this following the “Moving to Armenia” Telegram channel. The number of participants in this platform is increasing day by day by the thousands. About 14,690 people have joined this channel so far. It is noteworthy that citizens who lost their jobs in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus are looking for jobs in Armenia. Some of them are already in Armenia and share their experience with citizens and business owners who intend to come to our country. Armenian companies and individuals also give advice and offer vacancies to specialists. Armenian IT companies are also applying for new employees on this platform, assuring that our country needs 10-20 thousand employees.
Dasha came to Armenia from Ukraine. He offers his services to Armenian companies through SMM, a social media marketer. Vadim, a citizen of Belarus, is a costume designer by profession. His orders were also from abroad, from an American company, but he lost his job due to the war, and the contract was terminated. He intends to move to Armenia with his company employees if he finds office space and registers a business in Armenia. Most of the visitors are also interested in whether their bank card will work in Armenia, whether they can use their accounts, or whether they need to open an account in local banks. In response to Aravot’s question of how many businesses have expressed their intention to come to Armenia and have already moved, the Armenian Ministry of Economy did not provide a specific number or a specific sector. They only said that most people who moved are representatives of the IT sector.
Lusine BUDAGHYAN
