Republic of Armenia : Accumulation, Competition, and Connectivity

By 2013, the Armenian economy has left behind most of the hangover from the global financial crisis and a look at medium- to long-term growth drivers is therefore in order. The central tenet of this report is that the government's job creation...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Country Economic Memorandum
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
CPI
OIL
TAX
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/04/18341626/armenia-accumulation-competition-connectivity
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topic ACCESS TO INFORMATION
AGGREGATE DEMAND
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
BARRIERS TO COMPETITION
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BARRIERS TO GROWTH
BEHAVIOR OF PRICES
BOND MARKET
BONDS
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
CAPITAL FLOW
CAPITAL FLOWS
CAPITAL FORMATION
CAPITAL INFLOWS
CAPITAL MARKET
CAPITAL MARKETS
CARTELS
CENTRAL BANK
CENTRAL DEPOSITORY
COAL
COLLATERAL
COLLATERAL BACKING
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COMMODITY
COMMODITY PRICES
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
COMPETITION FRAMEWORK
COMPETITION POLICY
COMPETITIVE MARKETS
COMPETITIVENESS
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
CONFIDENTIALITY
CONNECTIVITY
CONSUMER PRICE
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CORPORATE CLIENTS
COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT
CPI
CREDIT FACILITY
CREDIT INSTITUTIONS
CREDIT PRODUCTS
CRITICAL MASS
CURRENCY
CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE
CUSTOMER SERVICE
DEBT
DECISION MAKING
DEPOSIT
DEPOSIT RATE
DEPOSITS
DOMESTIC COMPETITION
DOMESTIC ECONOMY
DOMESTIC INVESTORS
DOMESTIC MARKET
ECONOMIC CRISIS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS
ECONOMIC DYNAMISM
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
EMERGING ECONOMIES
ENTRY POINT
EXCHANGE RATE
EXPENDITURE
EXTERNAL TRADE
EXTERNALITIES
FACTORS OF PRODUCTION
FEDERAL RESERVE
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
FINANCIAL MARKET
FINANCIAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FISCAL DEFICIT
FIXED CAPITAL
FIXED COSTS
FIXED INCOME
FOREIGN CAPITAL
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
FOREIGN INVESTORS
FORESTRY
FUND INFORMATION
GLOBAL MARKET
GLOBAL MARKETS
GOVERNMENT BOND
GOVERNMENT DEBT
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH RATES
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
HOME COUNTRY
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME
INCOMES
INFLATION
INFLATION TARGETING
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY
INSURANCE
INTANGIBLE
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
INTEREST RATE
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTOR CONFIDENCE
IRRATIONAL EXUBERANCE
JOB CREATION
LABOR COSTS
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LAW ENFORCEMENT
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LIBERALIZATION
MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
MARGINAL COSTS
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET BEHAVIOR
MARKET COMPETITION
MARKET CONDITIONS
MARKET DISTORTIONS
MARKET DOMINANCE
MARKET PARTICIPANTS
MARKET POWER
MARKET REGULATION
MARKET REGULATIONS
MARKET SECURITIES
MARKET SEGMENT
MARKET STRUCTURE
MARKET STRUCTURES
MARKET TRENDS
MERCHANDISE
MERCHANDISE TRADE
METALS
MICROFINANCE
MONOPOLY
MORTGAGE
MORTGAGE COMPANY
MULTINATIONAL CORPORATION
NATURAL MONOPOLIES
NEW MARKET
NEW PRODUCTS
OIL
OVERHEAD COSTS
PENSION
POLICY INSTRUMENTS
POLICY MAKERS
PORTFOLIO
PRICE COMPARISON
PRICE COMPARISON ANALYSIS
PRICE COMPARISONS
PRICE CONTROLS
PRICE DIFFERENCES
PRICE FIXING
PRIMARY MARKET
PRIVATE EQUITY
PRIVATE SAVING
PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT
PRIVATIZATION
PRODUCT MARKET
PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC SAVING
RAPID DEVELOPMENT
REAL ESTATE
RECYCLING
REGULATOR
REGULATORS
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REGULATORY RESTRICTIONS
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RETAINED EARNINGS
SAFETY NET
SAVINGS
SECURITIES
SECURITIES MARKETS
SECURITIES REGULATION
SECURITY INTEREST
SHAREHOLDER
SKILL SHORTAGES
SKILLED WORKERS
SMALL COUNTRY
SOLAR GENERATION
STOCK MARKET
STOCK MARKET CAPITALIZATION
SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS
TAX
TAX TREATMENT
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TRANSPARENCY
TURNOVER
UNEMPLOYMENT
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
VERTICAL INTEGRATION
VOLATILITY
WELFARE GAINS
WORKING CAPITAL
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
WORLD MARKETS
WORLD TRADE
spellingShingle ACCESS TO INFORMATION
AGGREGATE DEMAND
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
BARRIERS TO COMPETITION
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BARRIERS TO GROWTH
BEHAVIOR OF PRICES
BOND MARKET
BONDS
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
CAPITAL FLOW
CAPITAL FLOWS
CAPITAL FORMATION
CAPITAL INFLOWS
CAPITAL MARKET
CAPITAL MARKETS
CARTELS
CENTRAL BANK
CENTRAL DEPOSITORY
COAL
COLLATERAL
COLLATERAL BACKING
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COMMODITY
COMMODITY PRICES
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
COMPETITION FRAMEWORK
COMPETITION POLICY
COMPETITIVE MARKETS
COMPETITIVENESS
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
CONFIDENTIALITY
CONNECTIVITY
CONSUMER PRICE
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CORPORATE CLIENTS
COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT
CPI
CREDIT FACILITY
CREDIT INSTITUTIONS
CREDIT PRODUCTS
CRITICAL MASS
CURRENCY
CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE
CUSTOMER SERVICE
DEBT
DECISION MAKING
DEPOSIT
DEPOSIT RATE
DEPOSITS
DOMESTIC COMPETITION
DOMESTIC ECONOMY
DOMESTIC INVESTORS
DOMESTIC MARKET
ECONOMIC CRISIS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS
ECONOMIC DYNAMISM
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
EMERGING ECONOMIES
ENTRY POINT
EXCHANGE RATE
EXPENDITURE
EXTERNAL TRADE
EXTERNALITIES
FACTORS OF PRODUCTION
FEDERAL RESERVE
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
FINANCIAL MARKET
FINANCIAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FISCAL DEFICIT
FIXED CAPITAL
FIXED COSTS
FIXED INCOME
FOREIGN CAPITAL
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
FOREIGN INVESTORS
FORESTRY
FUND INFORMATION
GLOBAL MARKET
GLOBAL MARKETS
GOVERNMENT BOND
GOVERNMENT DEBT
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH RATES
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
HOME COUNTRY
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME
INCOMES
INFLATION
INFLATION TARGETING
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY
INSURANCE
INTANGIBLE
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
INTEREST RATE
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTOR CONFIDENCE
IRRATIONAL EXUBERANCE
JOB CREATION
LABOR COSTS
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LAW ENFORCEMENT
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LIBERALIZATION
MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
MARGINAL COSTS
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET BEHAVIOR
MARKET COMPETITION
MARKET CONDITIONS
MARKET DISTORTIONS
MARKET DOMINANCE
MARKET PARTICIPANTS
MARKET POWER
MARKET REGULATION
MARKET REGULATIONS
MARKET SECURITIES
MARKET SEGMENT
MARKET STRUCTURE
MARKET STRUCTURES
MARKET TRENDS
MERCHANDISE
MERCHANDISE TRADE
METALS
MICROFINANCE
MONOPOLY
MORTGAGE
MORTGAGE COMPANY
MULTINATIONAL CORPORATION
NATURAL MONOPOLIES
NEW MARKET
NEW PRODUCTS
OIL
OVERHEAD COSTS
PENSION
POLICY INSTRUMENTS
POLICY MAKERS
PORTFOLIO
PRICE COMPARISON
PRICE COMPARISON ANALYSIS
PRICE COMPARISONS
PRICE CONTROLS
PRICE DIFFERENCES
PRICE FIXING
PRIMARY MARKET
PRIVATE EQUITY
PRIVATE SAVING
PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT
PRIVATIZATION
PRODUCT MARKET
PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC SAVING
RAPID DEVELOPMENT
REAL ESTATE
RECYCLING
REGULATOR
REGULATORS
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REGULATORY RESTRICTIONS
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RETAINED EARNINGS
SAFETY NET
SAVINGS
SECURITIES
SECURITIES MARKETS
SECURITIES REGULATION
SECURITY INTEREST
SHAREHOLDER
SKILL SHORTAGES
SKILLED WORKERS
SMALL COUNTRY
SOLAR GENERATION
STOCK MARKET
STOCK MARKET CAPITALIZATION
SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS
TAX
TAX TREATMENT
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TRANSPARENCY
TURNOVER
UNEMPLOYMENT
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
VERTICAL INTEGRATION
VOLATILITY
WELFARE GAINS
WORKING CAPITAL
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
WORLD MARKETS
WORLD TRADE
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Republic of Armenia : Accumulation, Competition, and Connectivity
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Armenia
description By 2013, the Armenian economy has left behind most of the hangover from the global financial crisis and a look at medium- to long-term growth drivers is therefore in order. The central tenet of this report is that the government's job creation agenda requires a different growth model than the one followed before the global crisis. Reaching the goals of the government's strategy will require a combination of four factors: first, higher investment and better financial intermediation between savers and investors. Second, better utilization of the labor force, including the largely untapped resource of Armenians abroad. Third, stronger competitive pressures in the markets for goods and services, which will improve incentives for companies to innovate, adopt new technologies, and become more efficient. Fourth, enhanced connections of the landlocked Armenian economy with world markets, including through land, air, and through internet and communication technologies. This report's theoretical framework emphasizes structural reforms to drive growth. This report is structured as follows: chapter one is macroeconomic developments and outlook; chapter two focuses on saving, investment, and financial intermediation; chapter three focuses on human resources; chapter four focuses on competition; chapter five focuses on land connectivity; chapter six focuses on air connectivity; and chapter seven deals with internet and communications technology (ICT).
format Economic & Sector Work :: Country Economic Memorandum
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Republic of Armenia : Accumulation, Competition, and Connectivity
title_short Republic of Armenia : Accumulation, Competition, and Connectivity
title_full Republic of Armenia : Accumulation, Competition, and Connectivity
title_fullStr Republic of Armenia : Accumulation, Competition, and Connectivity
title_full_unstemmed Republic of Armenia : Accumulation, Competition, and Connectivity
title_sort republic of armenia : accumulation, competition, and connectivity
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/04/18341626/armenia-accumulation-competition-connectivity
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16781
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spelling okr-10986-167812021-04-23T14:03:31Z Republic of Armenia : Accumulation, Competition, and Connectivity World Bank ACCESS TO INFORMATION AGGREGATE DEMAND AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT BARRIERS TO COMPETITION BARRIERS TO ENTRY BARRIERS TO GROWTH BEHAVIOR OF PRICES BOND MARKET BONDS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CAPITAL ACCUMULATION CAPITAL FLOW CAPITAL FLOWS CAPITAL FORMATION CAPITAL INFLOWS CAPITAL MARKET CAPITAL MARKETS CARTELS CENTRAL BANK CENTRAL DEPOSITORY COAL COLLATERAL COLLATERAL BACKING COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMODITY COMMODITY PRICES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COMPETITION FRAMEWORK COMPETITION POLICY COMPETITIVE MARKETS COMPETITIVENESS CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CONFIDENTIALITY CONNECTIVITY CONSUMER PRICE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CORPORATE CLIENTS COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT CPI CREDIT FACILITY CREDIT INSTITUTIONS CREDIT PRODUCTS CRITICAL MASS CURRENCY CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEBT DECISION MAKING DEPOSIT DEPOSIT RATE DEPOSITS DOMESTIC COMPETITION DOMESTIC ECONOMY DOMESTIC INVESTORS DOMESTIC MARKET ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS ECONOMIC DYNAMISM ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ELECTRICITY GENERATION EMERGING ECONOMIES ENTRY POINT EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURE EXTERNAL TRADE EXTERNALITIES FACTORS OF PRODUCTION FEDERAL RESERVE FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCIAL MARKET FINANCIAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL PRODUCTS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SYSTEM FISCAL DEFICIT FIXED CAPITAL FIXED COSTS FIXED INCOME FOREIGN CAPITAL FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN INVESTMENTS FOREIGN INVESTORS FORESTRY FUND INFORMATION GLOBAL MARKET GLOBAL MARKETS GOVERNMENT BOND GOVERNMENT DEBT GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS GOVERNMENT SECURITIES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HOME COUNTRY HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INCOMES INFLATION INFLATION TARGETING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE INTANGIBLE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTEREST RATE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTOR CONFIDENCE IRRATIONAL EXUBERANCE JOB CREATION LABOR COSTS LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LAW ENFORCEMENT LEGAL FRAMEWORK LIBERALIZATION MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MARGINAL COSTS MARKET ACCESS MARKET BEHAVIOR MARKET COMPETITION MARKET CONDITIONS MARKET DISTORTIONS MARKET DOMINANCE MARKET PARTICIPANTS MARKET POWER MARKET REGULATION MARKET REGULATIONS MARKET SECURITIES MARKET SEGMENT MARKET STRUCTURE MARKET STRUCTURES MARKET TRENDS MERCHANDISE MERCHANDISE TRADE METALS MICROFINANCE MONOPOLY MORTGAGE MORTGAGE COMPANY MULTINATIONAL CORPORATION NATURAL MONOPOLIES NEW MARKET NEW PRODUCTS OIL OVERHEAD COSTS PENSION POLICY INSTRUMENTS POLICY MAKERS PORTFOLIO PRICE COMPARISON PRICE COMPARISON ANALYSIS PRICE COMPARISONS PRICE CONTROLS PRICE DIFFERENCES PRICE FIXING PRIMARY MARKET PRIVATE EQUITY PRIVATE SAVING PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT PRIVATIZATION PRODUCT MARKET PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC SAVING RAPID DEVELOPMENT REAL ESTATE RECYCLING REGULATOR REGULATORS REGULATORY AUTHORITY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY RESTRICTIONS RESOURCE ALLOCATION RETAINED EARNINGS SAFETY NET SAVINGS SECURITIES SECURITIES MARKETS SECURITIES REGULATION SECURITY INTEREST SHAREHOLDER SKILL SHORTAGES SKILLED WORKERS SMALL COUNTRY SOLAR GENERATION STOCK MARKET STOCK MARKET CAPITALIZATION SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS TAX TAX TREATMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSPARENCY TURNOVER UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN DEVELOPMENT VERTICAL INTEGRATION VOLATILITY WELFARE GAINS WORKING CAPITAL WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS WORLD MARKETS WORLD TRADE By 2013, the Armenian economy has left behind most of the hangover from the global financial crisis and a look at medium- to long-term growth drivers is therefore in order. The central tenet of this report is that the government's job creation agenda requires a different growth model than the one followed before the global crisis. Reaching the goals of the government's strategy will require a combination of four factors: first, higher investment and better financial intermediation between savers and investors. Second, better utilization of the labor force, including the largely untapped resource of Armenians abroad. Third, stronger competitive pressures in the markets for goods and services, which will improve incentives for companies to innovate, adopt new technologies, and become more efficient. Fourth, enhanced connections of the landlocked Armenian economy with world markets, including through land, air, and through internet and communication technologies. This report's theoretical framework emphasizes structural reforms to drive growth. This report is structured as follows: chapter one is macroeconomic developments and outlook; chapter two focuses on saving, investment, and financial intermediation; chapter three focuses on human resources; chapter four focuses on competition; chapter five focuses on land connectivity; chapter six focuses on air connectivity; and chapter seven deals with internet and communications technology (ICT). 2014-01-31T20:58:38Z 2014-01-31T20:58:38Z 2013-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/04/18341626/armenia-accumulation-competition-connectivity http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16781 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Country Economic Memorandum Economic & Sector Work Europe and Central Asia Armenia