Agriculture – CIVILNET 24 Jun Russia Expands Key Border Crossing for Trade 20 May Development bank financing for Amulsar to hinge 06 May Delays at key border crossing for Armenia’s 29 Apr Armenia to increase stake in Russian-led development How has the tech industry transformed Gyumri – and what comes next? Apr 26, 2023 Todd Fabacher, Co-Founder of Digital Pomegranate, sat down with Gevorg Safaryan, host of CivilNet’s #Businessմենք… Business Week Armenia: Government expands tax breaks for IT sector Apr 22, 2023 In this week’s edition of CivilNet’s business digest: The government approved plans to expand a scheme providing tax… RISK MANAGEMENT FOR CENTRAL BANKS Apr 20, 2023 Armen Nurbekyan, Deputy Governor at Armenia’s Central Bank, sat down with CivilNet’s Mark Dovich to talk about the state… 15 Apr Business Week Armenia: Government watchdog blocks sale of country’s 08 Apr Business Week Armenia: Preparatory work underway on partial border 07 Apr WINE CULTURE REVITALIZED 01 Apr Business Week Armenia: Russia considering ban on Armenian dairy Newsfeed Former Armenia, Karabakh officials warn against dropping legal cases against March 18, 2024 Agriculture – CIVILNET Armenia again cuts interest rates amid low inflation, high growth: March 16, 2024 Agriculture – CIVILNET Credits: Ruptly The U.S. Can’t Guarantee Armenia’s Security, Despite Azerbaijan’s Threats, but March 15, 2024 Agriculture – CIVILNET The article was originally published on the website of RAND corporation. By Joe Haberman and Paul Cormarie Faced with a hostile neighbor in Azerbaijan and a feckless ally in Russia, Armenia is undergoing a major shake-up in its foreign policy. Following its crushing defeat in Nagorno-Karabakh in September 2023 and more recent border skirmishes that left four Armenian soldiers dead, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has frozen participation in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Moscow’s half-baked answer to NATO. Amid this potential geopolitical shift, Washington may be tempted to move in and play the role that Russia failed to fulfill. […] Yerevan city official arrested on bribery charges in latest corruption March 15, 2024 Agriculture – CIVILNET Armenia says it expects Russia to keep gas prices low, March 15, 2024 Agriculture – CIVILNET By Mark Dovich A senior Armenian official said Monday he expects Russia to continue supplying his country with natural gas at prices far below international market value through 2031, even as ties between Yerevan and Moscow continue to fray. “There are very high chances natural gas prices will remain the same for at least another eight years, as long as there are no major geopolitical and market changes,” Hakob Vardanyan, Armenia’s deputy infrastructure minister, told lawmakers on parliament’s Eurasian affairs committee. “Our work is aimed at using every opportunity to keep gas prices where they are.” There […] Russia warns of ‘irreparable damage’ as EU mulls membership for March 14, 2024 Agriculture – CIVILNET New concessions will not bring peace, but humiliation March 14, 2024 Agriculture – CIVILNET In this episode of insights Eric Hacopian discusses Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s statements at the March 12 press conference regarding withdrawal from a Russian-led security alliance, as well as the European Parliament’s groundbreaking resolution supporting Armenia’s bid for EU integration. Oscar-winning ‘The Last Repair Shop’ documents journey through Baku pogroms March 14, 2024 Agriculture – CIVILNET By Paul Vartan Sookiasian A film profiling the life of an Armenian man who fled pogroms in Azerbaijan and embarked on a new career fixing instruments for students in the United States has won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film at Sunday’s Academy Awards. “The Last Repair Shop” is a 2023 Canadian-American short documentary film directed by Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers. It tells the story of four instrument repair technicians at the Los Angeles Unified School District who work to ensure no student is deprived of the joy of music. The district is said to […]