Why this expertise matters today

A strong enabling business environment is fundamental to investment attraction, private sector growth, and long-term economic competitiveness. Transparent regulations, efficient administrative procedures, predictable policymaking, and reduced transaction costs encourage entrepreneurship, stimulate SME expansion, and enable firms to compete in regional and global markets. In the current global context—marked by supply chain restructuring, digital transformation, and heightened competition—countries increasingly prioritize reforms that simplify doing business and strengthen institutional capacity. Effective business environment improvements create the foundations for innovation, productivity growth, and sustainable development.

Why our firm values this expertise

Alpha Plus Consulting has been closely involved in evaluating business climate institutions, assessing regulatory barriers, contributing to investment climate studies, and supporting reforms aimed at enhancing competitiveness. Our work with export promotion agencies, government institutions, and development partners has allowed us to identify systemic constraints and propose evidence-based improvements. Over two decades, we have built a thorough understanding of how administrative processes, regulatory frameworks, and institutional performance shape private sector outcomes. This experience enables us to provide practical, targeted recommendations that improve the operating environment for firms.

Selected projects

Our firm's expertise is based on many-year experience. Specifically, this particular expertise has been applied and successfully in the following selected projects:

Study of actual audit practices of WB PIUs – World Bank – Diagnostic assessment of the legal framework and inspection practices affecting World Bank Project Implementation Units in Armenia, with recommendations to streamline oversight and reduce duplicative controls.

Review of existing microcredit programs in Armenia – World Bank – Comprehensive review of all active microfinance institutions and programs, including surveys of EMIs, to assess effectiveness and propose measures to improve microcredit delivery and its contribution to local development.

Establishment of first Armenian credit bureau. Feasibility study, including public opinion survey – Ministry of Finance and Economy of Armenia & World Bank – Full feasibility study of an independent credit bureau, covering legal grounds, market demand, governance and implementation requirements to strengthen the financial sector’s information infrastructure.

Study on administrative barriers for foreign investment – FIAS, World Bank Group – Contribution to Armenia’s administrative barriers self-assessment, with in-depth chapters on tax, customs and inspections regimes, identifying key bottlenecks and recommending reforms to improve the investment climate.

Support to the Introduction of Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) Instruments – OSCE Office in Yerevan – Assessment of Armenia’s regulatory management system and development of RIA methodologies, guidebooks and training modules to support evidence-based business regulation and “better regulation” practices.

Monitoring and evaluation of Armenia Regulatory Guillotine Project – Ministry of Economy of Armenia / World Bank (IDF grant) – Design and implementation of a comprehensive M&E system and enterprise surveys to measure how regulatory simplification affected the business climate and to support adjustment of reform tactics. · Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Diagnostic Study in Kyrgyzstan – World Bank – Ecosystem diagnostic assessing barriers to firm entry, growth and innovation, with policy recommendations on regulatory environment, innovation and technology adoption to unlock private sector expansion