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  • #21
    Re: Armenia-Diaspora Relations

    MONEY REMITTANCES TO ARMENIA IN NINE MONTHS REACH $1.2 BILLION

    ARMENPRESS
    Oct 11 2007

    YEREVAN, OCTOBER 11, ARMENPRESS: Money remittances from Armenians
    working in Russia, USA and other countries to relatives in Armenia
    in January -September of this year rose almost 30 percent from a year
    ago to $1.2 billion.

    These figures were unveiled today by Armenian Central Bank governor
    Tigran Sarkisian, who spoke at the opening of an international
    conference on retail banking services in Yerevan.

    Sarkisian said the Central Bank forecast was a 10 percent growth. The
    bulk of money transfers- 70 percent- are coming from Russia.

    Sarkisian said handling money remittances have become a very lucrative
    business in Armenia. Unlike Armenia, money remittances to Russia
    make annually some $700 million while transfers from Russia reach
    $3 billion, according to Garegin Tosunian, chairman of the Union of
    Russian Banks.

    According to Tigran Sarkisian, local commercial banks have earned
    8.5 billion Drams this year from providing money transfer services,
    by 2 billion drams more form a year ago. He said also no bank is
    dominating in this sector and because of competition the banks have
    to lower their commission charges.

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    • #22
      Re: Armenia-Diaspora Relations

      PRESS RELEASE
      Armenian International Policy Research Group
      P.O. Box 28179
      Washington, DC 20038-9998, USA
      Phone: (202) 458-2589, (202) 487-5212
      Fax: (202) 522-3124
      Web: http://www.aiprg.net

      Yerevan Office
      50 Nalbandyan Str, Suite 16
      Yerevan 0010, Armenia
      Phone/Fax: (+374 10) 528 723


      Looking Forward: Global Competitiveness of the Armenian Economy

      AIPRG Annual Conference
      May 17-18, 2008, Washington, DC

      The Armenian International Policy Research Group (AIPRG) will hold its
      Annual Conference on the economy of Armenia on May 17-18, 2008, at the
      World Bank Headquarters in Washington, DC.

      After more than a decade of transition from planned to market-based
      economy, Armenia undertook important reforms and experienced high
      rates of economic growth in recent years. In order to sustain this
      growth and ensure further economic development, the country will need
      to design and implement second-generation reforms based on lessons
      learned during this transition and aimed at: (i) solidifying the
      achievements of the transition period; (ii) ensuring a fair and level
      playing field for private sector development; (iii) choosing strategic
      directions for the country's export-oriented branches of the economy;
      and (iv) laying foundations for future development by strengthening
      institutions and modernizing social sectors, especially public
      education.

      Submitted papers may broadly address the following topics:

      -- Raising competitiveness of the Armenian private sector
      -- Trends in productivity and the impact of government policies
      -- Impact of exchange rate fluctuations on growth and exports
      -- The role of education and the challenges of modernizing the education sector
      -- Financial markets and institutions
      -- Market structure and competition
      -- Trade and developments in Telecom and Transportation
      -- Role of the Diaspora
      -- Role of science and technology in development
      -- Challenges of public sector governance in the new era
      -- Strategic sectors for the country's future: export-oriented
      manufacturing, IT, services, among others

      Prospective authors should email their abstracts (outlining the main
      directions of intended research, no longer than 1-2 pages) to
      <[email protected]> by December 15, 2007. The Selection
      Committee will notify authors of accepted abstracts by December 28,
      2007. The deadline for drafts is April 1 and for completed papers is
      April 28, 2008.

      Selected papers will be considered for publication in the Armenian
      Journal of Public Policy (AJPP). A grant covering travel expenses and
      a small honorarium is available to a subset of papers accepted for
      publication. Authors from Armenia are encouraged to apply. The
      official language of the conference is English. For more information
      on AIPRG please visit http://www.aiprg.net. Any further questions
      regarding the conference may be directed to
      <[email protected]>.

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      • #23
        Re: Armenia-Diaspora Relations

        ARTSAKH - DIASPORA: WHAT IS THE GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL NOT REPEAT?
        Anahit Danielyan

        KarabakhOpen
        18-12-2007 10:32:10

        Recently the relation between Artsakh and the Diaspora has shifted
        to a new level. It became obvious after the visit of NKR President
        Bako Sahakyan to Russia, France and the United States.

        The president told the details of the visit for preparations
        of the all-Armenian telethon to the members of government and
        reporters. Namely, the focus of the president allowed supposing that
        the relations with the Diaspora are being shifted to a new level. The
        Karabakh government used to refer to the Diaspora as a potential
        source of finance, now the focus has changed.

        During the meeting the president mentioned for several times that our
        compatriots in the Diaspora are dissatisfied with the infrastructures
        in Karabakh and lack of air transport.

        More exactly, our compatriots complain that it is very hard to drive to
        Stepanakert from Yerevan for 5-6 hours along the serpentine. Therefore,
        they prefer not going to Karabakh. If we operate the airport, our
        compatriots will arrive more often, Bako Sahakyan says.

        The second key issue is information. The NKR president said it is high
        time to set up an information center in NKR because "our compatriots
        do not have sufficient information about Karabakh". He underlined
        that he will make efforts to create such a center.

        The solution of the abovementioned problems is absolutely positive. The
        problem is who demands to solve them. The impression is that the
        problems are solved for our compatriots rather than for the people
        who live in Karabakh. As if in Karabakh nobody has ever brought up
        the issues of airport and information.

        In addition, the people are now considering one problem or another
        who used to be in charge of the corresponding sphere and the solution
        of these problems was part of their rights and duties. There are
        two options. Either earlier that did not wish or did not consider
        as necessary to raise these issues because did not realize they are
        important or they merely imitated activity, waiting for instructions
        from above.

        All we can do is pretend that we have forgotten about all this, and
        are reluctant to remember. But is there a guarantee that it will not
        repeat again?

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        • #24
          Re: Armenia-Diaspora Relations

          What will be with Armenia Foundation?
          Naira Hayrumyan

          KarabakhOpen
          01-05-2008 10:36:04

          Since 1992 the name of Armenia Foundation featured in news about
          the construction of schools, roads, water pipelines in Karabakh. The
          foundation built houses, schools, hospitals, laid out water pipes. The
          construction of two major highways - Goris-Stepanakert and North-South
          - were also related to Armenia Foundation. Perhaps it is even difficult
          to count the value of all projects implemented by the foundation in
          Karabakh over the past years.

          Over the past ten years Armenia Foundation has held telethons in Los
          Angeles raising money for the rebirth of Artsakh. Either times have
          changed or the Diaspora is tired of helping Karabakh, or yet there
          are other reasons but recently some things regarding the foundation
          are not quite easy to understand.

          On February 7 the president of Nagorno-Karabakh Bako Sahakyan
          met with the executive director of Armenia Foundation Vahe
          Aghabekyans. Agreement was reached to set up an office of the
          foundation in Stepanakert. A lot of time has passed but the issue of
          the office has not been brought up again. The manager of the programs
          for Artsakh Michel Tancrez continues to work in Karabakh who apparently
          not empowered to represent the foundation to NKR.

          Besides, the annual meeting of the board of trustees which is
          still headed by the ex-president Robert Kocharyan has not been held
          yet. Apparently, inside the foundation they have not decided yet
          where to head and what to do. Especially that serious problems have
          occurred relating to the dropping rate of the dollar, and the value
          of the money raised during the telethon in autumn has halved.

          Judging by private talks, it is not a mere replacement of the
          head of the board of trustees but a reform of the structure of the
          foundation. Since consultations are not open, it is difficult to tell
          what options are offered. However, it is self-evident that reforms
          and a more distinct distribution of powers are necessary.

          Armenia Foundation was set up in the very beginning of the independence
          of Armenia in 1992 by a decision of the first president Levon
          Ter-Petrosyan.

          The process of establishment of the foundation was complicated due to
          its unique structure: an effort was made to include both the government
          and the society in its structure, in addition, not only the society of
          Armenia but also the Armenian Diaspora. Here is the structure which
          has not changed so far: the head of the foundation is the president
          of Armenia, the board of trustees includes the prime minister and the
          speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia, the minister of foreign
          affairs, the minister of finance, the president of the Central Bank,
          the president and prime minister of Nagorno-Karabakh, the Catholicos
          of all Armenians Garegin II, the head of the Great House of Cilicia
          Aram I, the representatives of the protestant and catholic churches.

          The leaders of the three traditional parties - the ARF
          Dashnaktsutyun, the Ramkavar Party and the Henchak Party - are
          permanent representatives to the foundation. The three major charity
          organizations of the Diaspora - the Armenian General Benevolent Union
          (Perdj Sedrakian), the Armenian Assembly of America (Hrair Hovnanian)
          and the Armenian Relief Society (Maro Minassian) have representatives
          to the board. Outstanding Diaspora Armenians are members of the board,
          such as Charles Aznavour, Eduardo Eurnekian, Louise Simon Manougian,
          Vardan Grigorian, Tigran Izmirlian, Albert Boyadjian, and others.

          Armenia Foundation is not just a benevolent organization but a
          structure which aims to help the government to solve problems which
          it cannot solve alone. During the military actions in Nagorno-Karabakh
          and the economic crisis in Armenia the Winter program was implemented,
          and 21 million dollars was raised to solve the problem of energy. In
          all these years the Foundation has provided assistance for the
          reconstruction of the area of the earthquake, it has built a
          residential area in Gyumri and in Spitak, as well as schools.

          One of the main goals of the Foundation is assistance in the
          development of the economy of Nagorno-Karabakh. In 2005 the program
          of reconstruction of Martuni was assessed 17 million dollars, during
          the telethon in 2005 7 million dollars of donations were pledged and
          5 million was raised. The program was curtailed. The telethon of 2005
          raised 13.7 million dollars for the region of Hadrut, while the value
          of the program was 7 million dollars.

          As part of the program of reconstruction of Hadrut, Armenia Foundation
          started to lay out water pipelines for the villages of Mets Tagher,
          Drakhtik and Azokh, as well as the regional center Hadrut. It is
          also foreseen to lay out 18 km of gas pipes between the village of
          Togh and Hadrut, repair the regional hospital, build schools, repair
          roads and irrigation pipelines.

          During the telethon 2007 a record 15 million dollar sum was
          raised which should be spent on the reconstruction of the region
          of Martakert. The program included drinking and irrigation water
          pipelines, health and education. However, no tenders have been
          announced yet. Moreover, the fund was said to suspend the programs
          of the hospital of Martakert and the water pipelines in the region
          of Hadrut.

          "No matter what complex programs Armenia Foundation will implement,
          it will always work in Artsakh, increase investments, which matches
          the stance of the board of trustees of the foundation," runs the
          message of the department of public relations of the Foundation.

          Вас ждет великое путешествие по миру секса: нежного и горячего, ласкового и лютого, классического и извращенного, в общем – на ваш личный вкус!
          .....

          Are the programs of Armenia Foundation failing?

          KarabakhOpen
          28-04-2008 15:05:57

          On Saturday the NKR government and Karabakh Telecom signed a
          memorandum, and the company committed to donate 500 million drams
          for the health sector of NKR, which will be spent on building the
          regional hospital of Martakert.

          Meanwhile, the hospital of Martakert was part of the Rebirth of Artsakh
          program of Armenia Foundation. Prime Minister Ara Harutiunyan said
          after signing the memorandum: "A new building will be built which
          had to be built by Armenia Foundation but unfortunately the program
          failed because of the lack of funds." He said construction will start
          thanks to Karabakh Telecom and will be completed in 2009.

          The reporters reminded that by the end of the past year the
          representative of the foundation stated in Martakert that the sum
          foreseen for the hospital is available. The prime minister said the
          sum is not there, and it is impossible to continue the construction
          on the funds of the Foundation.

          "I received a letter that the funding of not only the program of the
          hospital of Martakert but also the program of water supply of the
          villages of Mets Tagher, Drakhtik, Azokh was suspended, and we must
          seek for funding for those programs," said the prime minister of NKR.

          In answer to the question of Karabakh-Open.com whether it means
          that the foundation failed and the programs will not continue in
          Karabakh, he said: "I am not aware of the financial state of the
          foundation but the foundation has explanation for the two programs,
          the depreciation of the dollar. With the current inflation it is
          impossible to implement them."

          Вас ждет великое путешествие по миру секса: нежного и горячего, ласкового и лютого, классического и извращенного, в общем – на ваш личный вкус!
          Last edited by Siamanto; 05-03-2008, 09:45 PM.
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