The autumn of the 2008 marked the beginning of the third large crisis of the Armenian economy. Therefore, our country met the successive economic disaster not only with the experience accumulated from the various global crises, but one enriched with the lessons, learnt from the attempts to address her previous economic crises. The efforts of the Armenian government to overcome the present crisis will yield effective results only in case it considers the previous experiences of addressing crises...

Regardless of the numerous mid- and long-term projects aimed at the development of civil society implemented during the previous decade or even more, the prestigious sources continue to rank the development level of the Armenian civil society, including those of the non-governmental organizations, rather low.

The Nagorno-Karabakh war that lasted for the periods of the World War One and World War Two has left the two nations bleeding and their economies fractured. The conflict resulted in the growing influence of centers of the global power in the region and political challenges in the countries.

Few are aware that program budgeting reforms are not a new phenomenon in Armenia. Actually programs were extensively introduced into the budgeting process, whether rightly or wrongly, started in the late 90s and the phase of systemic introduction started in 2002. In the recent 5-6 years the reforms have made a serious advancement, however, not to the extent which would allow for the establishment of a new budgeting system.

In the West the issues of migration are already inseparable from the issues of xenophobia, intolerance and discrimination. To address the shortage of labor force many countries have opened up their borders to economic migrants, and new communities, with their unique features and lifestyle, have started to shape there...