Armenia

Regional instability remains the key concern for Armenia's political risk profile, as represented in our new ratings system. The country's new short term political risk rating is... 2007-06-01

Armenian industrial output continues to stagnate, increasing by only 1.7% y-o-y in January-April. While this is up from 2006's decline of 0.5%, it remains well below regional peers... 2007-05-31

Armenian President Robert Kocharian's likely successor, Serzihik Sarksyan, received a political boost after his Republican Party made major gains at recent parliamentary elections.... 2007-05-16

Prime Minister Andranik Markaryan's death on March 25 may leave the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) with reduced popular support during the parliamentary elections on May... 2007-04-03

After hitting an all time high of AMD352.25/US$ on February 26, the Armenian dram has retraced, depreciating below the AMD360.00/US$ support level on March 29. Going forward, the... 2007-04-02

Armenian President Robert Kocharian announced that parliamentary elections would be held on May 12 with presidential elections to take place the following year. Even though the Organization... 2007-02-05

The Armenian economy continues to perform well with annual GDP growth in January-October at 13.1%, largely on continued fast-paced expansion in the construction sector and strong... 2007-02-05

We have revised our 2006 Armenian GDP growth estimate to 11.4% in light of recent data showing a 13.1% expansion from January to October. Though the Armenian economy continues to... 2007-01-31

After a period of relative quiet, Armenia faces successive electoral years in 2007 and 2008. Political noise will inevitably increase in the run up to both the parliamentary and then... 2006-11-28

The Armenian economy continues to surprise with its robust double-digit outturn, despite a deteriorating external position and industrial decline. Real GDP growth measured 12.5% year-on-year... 2006-11-03