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Armenia in 2008: Crisis and Opportunity
This publication is intended to be an annual overview of the political and economic situation in Armenia, as well as those global and regional developments that affect Armenia and the region. 2008 began with a political campaign season, moved on to the presidential election in February, then the tragic events of March, which colored all subsequent domestic political and social processes for the rest of the year. Economically, expectations were that 2008 would be a difficult year in which to try to sustain the double-digit growth of years past and begin to make some real headway in reducing economic disparities by introducing second generation reforms. Those expectations were fulfilled and compounded when the US financial crisis mushroomed into a global emergency that also infected Armenia.
Our last question was, "Which spheres require urgent reforms?" We suggested a few spheres to focus on: the political system, the economic system, the judicial system, education and mass media. Typically, we receive a similar distribution of answers on both the Armenian and English Civilitas sites.
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| Economic Growth(1) and Per Capita GDP in thsd AMD(2), January-June |
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The project aims to enhance the visibility and increase the resource mobilization possibilities of civil society organizations (CSOs) operating in Armenia by designing, developing and maintaining a publicly accessible database of all active NGOs, foundations, associations, and international NGOs and organizations working in Armenia.
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The Civilitas Community shares stories about daily challenges and successes. Today: The lack of accountability
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Archbishop Vicken Aykazian represents the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern) in Washington and is currently serving as President of the National Council of Churches USA (NCC). |
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Vartan Oskanian's interview to Gala TV
