On July 9 in Geneva, Armenian and Turkish public figures established the Reconciliation Commission, an unofficial body of distinguished representatives of civil society, the first... MORE

In a sign of confidence in the Armenian economy, both the IMF and World Bank have recently granted loans to Armenia. The IMF transferred the... MORE

In his current weekly analysis from Yerevan, seasoned local analyst David Petrosian suggests that a resolution by the Armenian parliament has just doomed in advance... MORE

The Armenian government's tender to privatize all four of the country's electricity distribution networks failed on April 21. On that day--the tender's last deadline--the assembled... MORE

Armenia reported 6 percent GDP growth last year, despite a drought which caused agricultural production to decline. Industrial output grew 6 percent, thanks to 28-percent... MORE

Until very recently, Armenia's relations with NATO were almost nonexistent, having been circumscribed to episodic bilateral military cooperation with Greece, a NATO country which official... MORE

GDP in the first eleven months of 2000 grew 4.3 percent despite the summer drought, which was predicted to cause severe difficulties in the agricultural... MORE

As late as this January international financial organizations had threatened the Armenian government with reduced financing of development programs if the government did not meet... MORE

Russian President Vladimir Putin won a standing ovation when he told Azerbaijan's parliament last week that the eventual solution to the conflict with Armenia should... MORE