Narine Ghazaryan (name changed at her request) is now a housewife. Before the birth of her first child, she has worked as a nurse at a private dental clinic in Yerevan for several years. Considered a valued member of the team, Narine continued working throughout her pregnancy.
“The head...
Armenia’s mandatory funded pension system has expanded to more than 1.4 trillion drams in assets and close to one million participants, according to the Central Bank and the Central Depository, but economists warn that the system remains overly conservative, weakly competitive and only...
Armenia’s beekeeping sector stands at a critical crossroads. Despite the country’s rich biodiversity, favorable climate, and centuries-old beekeeping traditions, the industry remains highly fragmented: nearly 11,000 Armenian beekeepers operate small apiaries averaging just 17 hives...
Volodya Martirosyan, a resident of Archis village in Armenia’s Tavush region, will never forget the losses he suffered during the devastating floods of May 2024. The surging Debed River swept away half of his riverside orchard.
For Volodya, the orchard was far more than a small piece of...
How do authoritarian regimes use artificial intelligence? In this episode of the Armenian-language Ampop Talk podcast, Christian Ginosyan speaks with Prof. Florian Töpfl, Chair of Political Communication at the University of Passau, about the research project “Authoritarian Artificial...
