12 November, 2019 20:00

Evening Life on Yerevan's Northern Avenue

A look inside Yerevan's infamous Northern Avenue.


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3 հուլիս, 2020 17:47

Tensions Increasing Between Washington and Berlin Concerning Russia’s Nord Stream 2 Gasline: Petrostrategies

Will the Nord Stream 2 project, which aims to establish a new direct gas link (of 55 bcm/annum) between Russia and Germany, trigger a political crisis between the United States and Germany? This question can be asked in view of the mounting tensions between the two countries in recent months, not only on the diplomatic, political, and economic fronts, but even on a personal level, in relations between US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

1 հուլիս, 2020 13:10

Coronavirus Pandemic Provides Armenian Government with Opportunity to Implement Long-Overdue Economic Reforms

Interestingly, the state of the economy has remained ranked as the Armenian public’s top priority over the years even as the survey’s annual updates show steady, significant improvements in respondents’ perceptions of their own personal economic conditions. For instance, when asked about their household’s economic situation, a plurality of respondents in 2017 reported having enough money “for food only, but not for clothes,” while a plurality of respondents in 2019 reported that “money is enough for food and clothes, but not for expensive durables like a refrigerator or washing machine.” Likewise, the 2017 survey saw 29 percent of respondents conjecture that their household would reach a top “economic rung” within five years, whereas 44 percent of respondents in 2019 reported believing so.

27 հունիս, 2020 10:53

Armenia Votes to Raise Property Taxes in Bid to Help Cash-Strapped Local Governments

During the bill’s reading, representatives from Bright Armenia argued that the changes would disproportionately affect lower-income and socially vulnerable families. One prominent critical voice to emerge from Bright Armenia on this issue was lawmaker Mane Tandilyan, who also expressed regret that the amendments were debated under a special “24-hour regime” allowing the government to push bills through more quickly than usual. According to Tandilyan, the government’s rush to approve the changes denied lawmakers the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the bill’s content and raise important questions on its broader economic and social implications.