Grant Thornton Amyot - Regional Development (Armenian)

5 November, 2010

From 1st of October 2010, a new Grant Thornton member firm started its operations in the Republic of Tajikistan. The firm has been established with the support of Grant Thornton Amyot LLC, the Armenian Member of Grant Thornton International. Being a leading auditing and advisory firm in the region, Grant Thornton Amyot LLC, with has more than 140 staff in working in Armenia, Georgia and Tajikistan. “We have recently registered our new subsidiary in Dushanbe, which is an important step for us towards developing our network in the region. We hope that this firm will enjoy the same level of success as our firm experienced in Georgia. On October 1st, 2010 Grant Thornton Tajikistan officially joined Grant Thornton International as a full member,”- said Gagik Gyulbudaghyan, the Managing Partner of Grant Thornton Amyot LLC.

Gurgen Hakobyan, Partner of Grant Thornton Amyot, has been appointed as the Managing Partner of Grant Thornton Tajikistan.

Mr. Hakobyan mentioned: “We have always participated in international tenders and have that helped us to develop a client base in Tajikistan in recent years. As a result we decided to establish a subsidiary in this territory and attract even a larger market share. Currently our main objective is to develop the newly established company and acquire leadership on the market, through increase of our technical and human resource capacity in Tajikistan. A significant part of this process would involve attraction and further development of local personnel and partners”.

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Further enquiries, please contact:
Gurgen Hakobyan, Partner
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