Economics

Historic Shatili village – how Georgia’s mountains have emptied of people

Travel Georgia

October 11, 2019

The government is trying to use benefits to stop migration from mountain villages

The secret of wines from Armenian producers

Armenia

October 04, 2019

They are confident that winemaking is not a business, but rather an art. Details on the "revival" of the sector

Op-ed: Even if Abkhazia gets its own currency, will the authorities be able to manage it?

September 20, 2019

Abkhazia faces a dilemma: it is impossible to develop the economy by remaining in the zone of the Russian ruble, but the authorities are not ready for complex economic decisions

South Ossetia: new Russian customs laws infuriate locals

September 19, 2019

Russian customs have increased the demands on automobiles coming into Russia from South Ossetia, and customs excises and taxes have also increased

NDI: half of the Georgian population is unable to afford utilities, and other poll results

September 17, 2019

The NDI has published the results of a study showing that the population is becoming poorer

Armenian PM says Amulsar gold mine exploitation will proceed – regardless of environmental concerns

Nikol Pashinyan

September 10, 2019

Pashinyan said that he has taken into consideration the opinions of protesters against the exploitation of the mine and economists who are worried about the country's international image

Company claiming Armenian gold mine safe for exploitation says another study needed

August 30, 2019

The consulting company admits that its data is not sufficient to draw a conclusion about the safety of operating the mine

UPDATE: Armenian PM gives green light to exploitation of controversial gold mine

August 19, 2019

Pashinyan spoke about the situation concerning the controversial Amulsar gold mine for more than an hour on the air and explained why he has decided to allow the mine to continue working

US places sanctions on two Armenian companies

August 15, 2019

The United States government says the Armenian businesses in question collaborated with Iran – a claim which the companies themselves reject

Environmental protest in Armenian turning into political stand-off

August 15, 2019

The largest gold mine in the country has remained idle for almost a year, waiting for the results of an analysis which have still not quelled the concerns of environmentalists

Armenian government announces decrease in external debt as overall public debt continues to grow

August 08, 2019

Contrary to the Deputy Prime Minister’s ambiguous statement, the Ministry of Finance says public debt is steadily growing

Armenian nuclear power station made safer – International Atomic Energy Agency

July 31, 2019

The safety level of the power station is rated at 3.82 on a four-point scale

Georgian lari continues to tumble – 3.00 new record low

July 30, 2019

Parliament Speaker Archil Talakvadze blames the opposition for the depreciation of the lari

Russian migration service reports anomalous spike in Armenian immigrants

July 23, 2019

The Russian migration service says that more Armenian migrants came to the country in the first four months of 2019 than they did in all of 2018

Armenian business innovation forum in Gyumri – an attempt to boost economies of the provinces

July 21, 2019

The forum sought to attract businessmen and investments to help the local population

Russia sanctions: what Georgia stands to lose

July 16, 2019

13 years after the first Russian embargo, Georgia may soon face the same problem.

Tourists in Armenia spend $120 million more in H1 2019

July 12, 2019

85,000 more tourists visited Armenia in the first six months of 2019 than in the same period in the previous year

Abkhazia: how to start a successful business from scratch

Abkhazia

July 12, 2019

Three successful “Made in Abkhazia” products

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