Armenia
COMMENT: Armenia needs a green light from Brussels to fulfil its European dream
Only with economic guarantees will Pashinyan's government take the big step of shaking up economic relations with Russia.
Eurasian Development Bank forecasts robust economic growth for member states in 2024
Growth is expected to remain strong in the three Central Asian economies, but to moderate in Armenia, Belarus and Russia.
Rerouting of Russia trade to add more Caucasus, Central Asia growth in 2024-2025, says Oxford Economics
Relatively small component of expanded commerce comes from evading sanctions on particular goods, analysis argues.
Armenian prosecutors target key lawmaker's assets as opposition prepares to initiate vote of no-confidence
Ishkhan Zakaryan could provide the key vote to help the Armenian opposition in initiating a parliamentary vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
Around 100 wounded in violent clash between Armenian police and protesters
Protesters demand resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan over controversial border deal with Azerbaijan.
Armenia is poised to exit Russian-led CSTO, says Pashinyan
Government clarifies that timing of exit has yet to be decided.
Suicide fighters training in Afghanistan religious schools a danger to CSTO nations, warns likely next Tajik leader
Rustam Emomali says dozens of extremist and terrorist groups have strengthened positions on Afghan soil despite Taliban claiming to have things under control.
Ukraine war created “arc of instability” from Balkans to Caucasus
Armenia, Bosnia, Georgia, Moldova and Serbia are increasingly vulnerable and unstable, says a report published by Carnegie Europe.
Pashinyan says Armenia and Azerbaijan agree on key terms of peace treaty
COP-29 Climate Conference in Baku in November suggested as opportunity to sign any peace agreement.
Pashinyan defends police action against head of Armenian church
The confrontation is part of a wider conflict between the Armenian premier and senior figures in the Armenian Apostolic Church, who have joined the opposition in calling for Pashinyan to resign over territorial concessions to Azerbaijan.
COMMENT: Azerbaijan invites business to help reconstruct Nagorno-Karabakh
The massive reconstruction of the region will eventually form a unique showcase of a country rebuilding an entire region from scratch.
Protesters picket Yerevan EBRD event demanding Armenian PM’s resignation
Nikol Pashinyan is under pressure to resign after giving up territory to Azerbaijan under a border demarcation deal.
EBRD 2024: Geopolitics forces dramatic shifts in Emerging Europe trade patterns
EBRd report finds sanctions and trade disruptions have led to transformations in trade patterns across the Emerging Europe and Central Asia region.
EBRD2024: EBRD expects Emerging Europe growth boost in 2024, but slightly lowers forecast
Development bank makes downward revision in latest forecasts after worse than expected Q1 figures for Central Europe.
Anti-government protests mount in Armenia
The protests are fuelled by public discontent over Pashinian's decision to make unilateral concessions of territory to Azerbaijan in a border delimitation deal.
COMMENT: Aliyev continues to block the chance of peace in the South Caucasus
Although Armenia and Azerbaijan are now the closest they have been to signing a peace treaty in the last 30 years, there is a high probability that it will not be signed.
Why are Russian peacekeepers leaving Karabakh?
The early withdrawal of the Russian peacekeeping contingent from the Karabakh region in Azerbaijan is a pivotal event for the South Caucasus.