Nikol Pashinyan’s Interview to AlJazeera
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Armenia is short of political will to counter corruption: Varuzhan
By Christopher Crowson According to a new Transparency International report, Armenia’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) score has not changed since 2023, remaining at 47 points. Since 2021, Armenia’s score on the CPI has entered a stagnation phase. “The first two years after the 2018 Revolution, there was very serious progress even on the scale of the whole world, the biggest progress ever seen from 2012, but then we saw stagnation,” Varuzhan Hoktanyan, Project Manager at Transparency International Armenia, tells CivilNet. He adds that Armenia needs to take on a “systemic approach in the fight against corruption” and that the country […]
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Iran cannot replace Russia as Armenia’s gas supplier: former official
By Lia Avagyan Iranian gas cannot be an alternative to Russian gas, according to Hakob Vardanyan, former Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure, who was responsible for the energy sector. Speaking at a discussion organized by CivilNet in Yerevan on Wednesday on Armenia’s energy security, Vardanyan stated that Iranian gas is nearly twice as expensive for Armenia as Russian gas. Currently, Armenia imports gas from Russia for $165 per 1,000 cubic meters. Russian gas entering Armenia is calculated based on calorific value, with the monthly price fluctuating around $170. According to Vardanyan, Iran cannot serve as […]
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‘U.S.-Armenia security ties are growing’, says President of Global ARM
Timothy Jemal, President of Global ARM, a U.S. nonprofit organization with a mission to build a strong and secure Armenia, talks to CivilNet’s Stella Mehrabekyan about Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s visit to the U.S. last week. A strong advocate for providing greater cooperation between the U.S. and Armenia, Jemal says the implementation of the U.S.-Armenia Strategic Partnership is now overseen by the Trump Administration. In his view, there is substantial bipartisan support in Congress for establishing a strong strategic partnership. Pashinyan’s first visit to the U.S. under the Trump administration culminated in a White House meeting with Vice President JD […]
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Investment Outlook 2025: Amundi-ACBA Asset Management’s Strategy in Armenia
Sponsored content Amundi-ACBA Asset Management, Armenia’s pension fund manager, has achieved remarkable growth in 2024, with assets under management increasing by 40% to reach 567 billion drams (approximately €1.4 billion). These results were presented at the annual Amundi Investment Outlook 2025 event in Yerevan, themed “Global Investment Perspectives 2025: Bright Spots in a World of Irregularities.” Jean Mazedjian, CEO of Amundi-ACBA Asset Management, highlighted the company’s educational initiatives alongside financial performance. “This initiative aims to contribute to the preparation of qualified specialists for the country’s financial sector,” he explained, referring to the educational platform launching in March. The company has […]
