Armenia

The EU and Armenia have agreed on a five-year action plan to forge closer ties between the two under the umbrella of the Union's 'neighbourhood policy'. Although the document will... 2006-10-03

Defence Minister Serge Sarkisian has been appointed vice-chairman of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HKK), which is looking to consolidate its position before parliamentary... 2006-07-25

BMI View: GDP growth in Armenia reached an impressive 11.8% year-on-year (y-o-y) in H106 according to preliminary data, prolonging the extended period of double-digit economic expansion.... 2006-07-25

BMI View: The Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) has begun its transition to direct inflation targeting, and with loosening fiscal policy expected to add to already-strong demand pressures,... 2006-07-24

Parliamentary speaker, Artur Baghdasarian, has resigned from his position and taken his Orinats Yekir (OY) party out of the governing coalition. His decision came after publicly disagreeing... 2006-06-14

GDP in Armenia grew 9.8% in the first four months of 2006, compared to the same period in 2005. We anticipate full year growth of 9.4% in 2006, down from 13.9% in 2005, due to sluggish... 2006-06-13

The Armenian political landscape has been rocked by Artur Baghdasarian's decision to resign as parliamentary speaker and withdraw his Orinats Yerkir (OY) party from the governing... 2006-06-07

Preliminary estimates from the Central Bank (CBA) indicate that Armenia's current account deficit deviated from our forecasts in 2005, by shrinking to US$0.15bn (3.2% of GDP) from... 2006-04-19

Threats from Azeri President Ilham Aliev to leave the negotiating table if no progress is made soon add to the risk of political instability caused by the frozen Nagorno-Karabakh... 2006-04-08

Government spending in Armenia is likely to rise this year leaving the fiscal accounts in deficit to the tune of 2.8% of GDP, compared with a deficit of 2.2% in 2005, with the areas... 2006-04-03