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Analytical

•April 5, 2022

Impact of new geopolitical developments on economies of Georgia, Azerbaijan and unrecognized republics of the South Caucasus

Russia-Ukraine confrontation may have both negative and positive after-effect on economies of the South Caucasus countries in near future. Economic sanctions imposed by the West on Georgia, which has a large share of exports to Russia, may limit the opportunities for bilateral trade turnover. In the event of limited financial resources for the two unrecognized...
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•March 25, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war crisis and challenges of Armenia’s economy

Recent geopolitical developments around Ukraine, the Russia-Ukraine war that started on February 24, 2022, have generated considerable risks for the Republic of Armenia as well. Large financial-economic, communication and trade sanctions, imposed on Russia by the European countries and the USA, have almost isolated the country. The point is that the Russian Federation is Armenia’s...
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Interviews

•April 12, 2022

It’s impossible to reach export diversification in a year, but steps of the government will lead us to that

Babken Tunyan, MP of NA Civil Contract fraction, was interviewed by Siranush Papyan RA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY READY TO ASSIST IMPLEMENTATION OF ARMENIA’S EXPORT-ORIENTED POLICY Mr. Tunyan, the government envisages increasing Armenia’s export volumes to 43-45% of GDP by 2023. How realistic are these anticipations given ongoing export issues conditioned by Russia-Ukraine war? The government promised...
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•February 10, 2022

Interview with Bella Manoukian, Director of ANIF’s (Armenian National Interests Fund) Subsidiary managing “Entrepreneur + State Anti-Crisis Investments” Fund

The priority for the investment environment is favorable investment environment and stability in the country Interview with Bella Manoukian, Director of ANIF’s (Armenian National Interests Fund) Subsidiary managing “Entrepreneur + State Anti-Crisis Investments” Fund Mrs. Manoukian, in 2021 Armenia seems to have come out of post-Covid and post-war situation to some extent. Which measures should...
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•February 2, 2022

Interview with Aram Vardanyan, Enterprise Armenia’s Investment Director

The investment portfolio we’re running now gives us the reason to believe, that surely even bigger investments should be made in Armenia, than in 2020, or even in 2019 it used to be. Interview with Aram Vardanyan, Enterprise Armenia’s Investment Director Mr. Vardanyan, has Armenia’s investment attractiveness as a country increased or decreased after the...
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•January 26, 2022

Interview with Aram Vardanyan, Enterprise Armenia’s Investment Director

The investment portfolio we’re running now gives us the reason to believe, that surely even bigger investments should be made in Armenia, than in 2020, or even in 2019 it used to be. Interview with Aram Vardanyan, Enterprise Armenia’s Investment Director Mr. Vardanyan, has Armenia’s investment attractiveness as a country increased or decreased after the...
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•January 20, 2022

Interview with Emil Stepanyan, Export Armenia Association co-founder

We should follow the path of “Made in Italy”, but now we’re weaker than “Made in Russia” We cannot compete by price, we should stress premiumization of “Made in Armenia” brand, to say that Armenians’ product is a bit more expensive, but has good quality Our partners should think it’s okay that Armenians’ production is...
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Reports

•December 11, 2021

2021 International Property Rights Index – ARMENIA

Armenia’s IPRI score decreased by 0.369 to 5.401 placing it 14th in the Central Eastern Europe and Central Asia region and 63rd in the world. Armenia is classified by the IMF as part of the Commonwealth of Independent States group and by the World Bank as Upper middle income country. Armenia’s Legal and Political Subindex...
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•December 1, 2021

2021 International Property Rights Index Released

A global crisis caused by the surge of SARS-Cov2 collapsed economies and resulted in the deaths of millions. At the same time of unprecedented crisis, there was an opportunity for property rights to transform ideas into productive, innovative solutions. Property rights, now more than ever, are critical to recuperate the health of society while propelling...
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