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ARMENIA-DIASPORA RELATIONS: 20 YEARS SINCE INDEPENDENCE

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YEREVAN'S 2009 MUNICIPAL ELECTION

 

IMPLICATIONS OF FINANCIAL CRISIS FOR ARMENIA

 

ARMENIA’S 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

PFA issues a statement following the death of Lt. Artak Nazaryan 

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Roundtable on Karabakh at the Carnegie Endowment 

On April 30, 2010, Policy Forum Armenia held a roundtable discussion on Karabakh hosted by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC. Speakers were Igor Muradyan, an independent analysis and one of the main initiators of independence movement in Karabakh in 1980s—who is visiting Washington at the invitation of PFA—and Thomas de Waal, Senior Associate in the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment. more...

PFA's Armenia-Diaspora Report Released

 

2nd Annual PFA Forum: Armenia-Diaspora Relations

Armenia-Diaspora relations have never been so strained in the 20 years since independence. To provide an opportunity for academics, policy practitioners, and the public to discuss perspectives on, and approaches to, the present-day challenges facing the Armenian nation, Policy Forum Armenia held its 2nd Annual Forum in Washington, DC on February 28-March 2, 2010.  ...more...

 

Agenda of the Forum

Bios of Speakers and Discussants at the Forum

Papers and Presentations

 Forum in the Media

 Pictures from the Forum

 Luncheon Keynote Speech by Raffi Hovannisian

 Audio Recording of Forum's Presentations (Day 2) 

 Sponsors of the Forum

 

PFA Launches a Series of Seminars on Armenia-Turkey Protocols

In collaboration with academic and policy institutions in Washington, DC and New York City, Policy Forum Armenia will hold a series of seminars titled "Armenia-Turkey Protocols: Reality and Myths" in November, December, and January.

The first seminar was hosted by the George Washington University International and Comparative Law Program and held on November 19. It featured Professors Susan Karamanian and Henry Theriault, and Gregory Aftandilian. See the first seminar in pictures and the media (The Armenian Reporter and Voice of America). The audio recording of the presentations and the Q&A session that followed are available here.

The second seminar was held at Fordham University, in collaboration with the Fordham Armenian Student Association, on December 17 and featured Professors Ani Kalayjian and Asbed Kotchikian, and Dr. Antranig Kasbarian.

The third seminar was held in Washington on January 25, 2009 in collaboration with The American Society of International Law and The George Washington University Law School. The seminar's speaker was Professor Catherine Kessedjian of Pantheon-Assas University, Paris (France) with Professor Professor Sean Murphy, the Patricia Roberts Harris Research Professor of Law and GWU Law School, presiding. See the third seminar in pictures.

Full video recording of the third seminar can be watched on PFA's YouTube channel.

Yerevan's May 2009 Municipal Election: Statistical Analysis

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                                                           Table of Content

I. Introduction.........................................................................................................................5

II. Test 1: Distribution of Voter Turnout..............................................................................5

III. Test 2: Distribution of Individual Parties’ Votes..........................................................8

IV. Test 3: Relationship Between the Votes Cast and Voter Turnout.........................11

V. Test 4: Distribution of Invalid Ballots............................................................................14

VI. Conclusion.......................................................................................................................16

Forum in the Media

Forum's Agenda

Guest Speaker's Background

Forum in Pictures (click here for more)

Forum's Sponsors

Ombudsman Talks about Human Rights at a PFA Event

On April 3, 2009, Policy Forum Armenia, in collaboration with the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), hosted a roundtable with Armenia’s Human Rights Defender, Armen Harutyunyan. Following is a summary of the session, a video report of which is available on PFA’s YouTube channel.  More...

PFA Activities Discussed in Nice, France

As part of a wider effort to reach out to Armenian communities around the world with a record of strong ties with Armenia, on March 22, members of the Policy Forum Armenia (PFA) met with the Armenian community of Nice, France.  More...

 

PFA Issues Its First 2008 Annual Report

PFA Issues a Statement on the Dram Devaluation in Armenia

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STATEMENT

The decision of the Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) to return to a de facto free floating exchange rate regime, announced on March 3, 2009, has led to a swift reaction from economic agents. Within minutes of the announcement, some stores in Yerevan were closed, prices across a wide range of products were adjusted, and the buy-sell margins for dollar trading by banks ballooned. Following the initial reaction, at present the risk of escalation appears to have been contained. more...

 

Implications of the World’s Financial Crisis for Armenia’s Economy

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Table of Contents

I. Introduction/Motivation....................................................................................5

II. Channels of Impact.........................................................................................6

A. Decline in Remittance Flows

B. Trade- and Investment-Related Implications

Reduction in Demand for Exports

Reduction in Prices for Key Export Commodities

Impact on Direct Investment

C. Financial Sector Channels

Direct Financial Links

Links with Non-Financial Corporate Entities

Exchange Rate Exposures

Systemic Risks

D. Reduction in Official Assistance Flows

III. Policy Recommendations..............................................................................13

Addressing Capacity Issues

Fiscal Policy Response

Monetary and Exchange Rate Policy Response

Structural Policy Response

Figures

Figure 1: Armenia's Exports and Projected Economic Growth of Trading Partners

Figure 2: World Metal Price Indices

Figure 3: Economic Growth and Foreign Direct Investment in Armenia

PFA's Statement on the Attack on Investigative Journalist Edik Baghdasaryan

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Armenia's 2008 Presidential Election: Select Issues and Analysis

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Table of Contents

I. Introduction..................................................................................................5

II. Background.................................................................................................9

III. Misuse of Administrative Resources, Vote Buying, and

Other Examples of Abuse of Power ..........................................15

IV. Statistical Analysis of the Official Election Outcome..........................20

V. Post-election Developments—Civil Society Awakening.....................33

VI. Post-election Developments—The Way Out.......................................43

Text Boxes

Box 1. April 12-13, 2004 Events...................................................................11

Box 2. A Brief Background to Civil Society in Armenia.............................33

Box 3. The Role of Women in Other Countries.........................................40

 

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PFA Responds to Events of March 1-2, 2008 in Armenia

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Raffi Hovhannisian's PFA Keynote Address
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Roundtable on Karabakh at the Carnegie Endowment
May 10, 2010

2nd Annual PFA Forum on Armenia-Diaspora Relations
March 02, 2010

Seminar Series To Discuss Armenia-Turkey Protocols
October 30, 2009
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