Sunday, March 08, 2009

REPORT: Armenia & Georgia in eurasianet.org

Armenia: Currency Devaluation Leaves Consumers Feeling Uneasy
BY HAROUTIUN KHACHATRIAN
Two days after Armenia’s Central Bank let the dram float against the dollar, an uneasy calm has returned to Yerevan after a round of panic buying cleaned many stores out of basic food items.

Georgia: Tbilisi Tries to Get a Feel for the Obama Administration
BY JOSHUA KUCERA
A top Georgian official is visiting Washington, attempting to bolster ties with a new US administration that has made a priority out of improving relations with Georgia’s nemesis, Russia.

Georgia: Media Battles Make It More Difficult to Separate Fact from Fiction
Giorgi Lomsadze: 3/06/09

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