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10 Percent Growth in Armenia’s GDP?

Yesterday I read an article that explained the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is forecasting a whopping 10 percent growth in Armenia’s GDP for 2010. That’s right, 10 percent. And that’s up from a previous estimate of 2 percent.

Why? According to the EBRD press release, the high amount of cash expected to flow into [...]

Is Armenia’s Economic Crisis Really Over?

I just read an interesting report on RFE/RL about what is being pawned off as the end of an “economic crisis” in Armenia. I guess that depends on who you ask and where in Armenia you live.

Below are excerpts from the article:

Armenia’s worst recession since the early 1990s has come to an end, a senior [...]

Scenes From a Market

The Gomidas market is by far my favorite shopping place to buy fruits and vegetables. It has to be one of the most colorful markets that I have ever visited in Yerevan or anywhere in Armenia. The extraordinary colors and heavenly scents surround you, and it’s easy to get lost in the [...]

Russia Stops Gas Supplies to Armenia

This just in from BBC News:

Russia has temporarily halted gas supplies to Armenia after an explosive device was found near a pipeline, Russian news reports say.

A security official said exports via North Ossetia and Ingushetia were stopped and would not resume until the device was defused, Interfax reported.

Supplies to Georgia were not affected, a spokeswoman [...]

Armenian Big Shots Aren’t Donating This Year

Hetq recently reported that several business tycoons/oligarchs have not donated to the Hayastan All-Armenia Fund this year. The money is slated to go towards restructuring projects in Shushi, located in Nagorno-Karabagh. Apparently Armenia’s wealthiest don’t care about rejuvenating  their country anymore.

Here’s what the article revealed:

At a press conference today, All Armenia Fund Director Ara Vardanyan disclosed [...]

Telethon Raises $15.8 Million

Yesterday, Thanksgiving in the US, the Hayastan All-Armenia Fund during its 12th annual telethon raised $15.8 million from viewers. Nearly $5.3 million of that total was donated by a Russian Armenian alone. It was a sharp 55 percent decrease from last year–$35 million was raised in 2008. On Wednesday night, the European Telethon raised $1.8 million.

I was guessing [...]

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