Journal of Geography, Politics and Society (Dec 2017)

Foreign Direct Investment in Armenia

  • Julia Kaczmarek-Khubnaia

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4467/24512249JG.17.037.7637
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 4
pp. 46 – 52

Abstract

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After the fall of the Soviet Union and regaining its independence, Armenia has begun a process of systemic transformation. The level and pace of socio-economic development has been influenced by internal situation as well as by country’s geopolitical position and its relations with foreign partners. The purpose of this article is to present general characteristics of foreign direct investment that has been present in Armenia since the 1990s. The author describes several key factors shaping the volume, geographical, proprietary and sectoral structure of the FDI inflows. A special attention is given to the influence of the Russian Federation on the Armenian economy.

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