01. Annual Reports & Independent Evaluations

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Armenia Country Opinion Survey Report (July 2013 - June 2014)

(Washington, DC, 2014-03-14) World Bank Group

The Country Opinion Survey for FY2013 in Armenia assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Armenia perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateral/bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private sector, and civil society in Armenia on 1) their views regarding the general environment in Armenia; 2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in Armenia; 3) overall impressions of the WBG s effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Armenia; and 4) their perceptions of the WBG s future role in Armenia.
Armenia: World Bank Country Survey FY 2013

(Washington, DC, 2012-11) World Bank

This country survey for FY2013 in Armenia was designed to achieve the following objectives: assist the World Bank in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Armenia perceive the Bank; obtain systematic feedback from stakeholders in Armenia regarding: their views regarding the general environment in Armenia, their overall attitudes toward the World Bank in Armenia, overall impressions of the World Bank's effectiveness and results, knowledge and research, and communication and information sharing in Armenia, and perceptions of the World Bank's future role in Armenia; and use data to help inform the Armenia country team's strategy.
Poverty Reduction Support Credits: Armenia Country Study

(Washington, DC: World Bank, 2010) Hicks, Norman

Armenia gained its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 and inherited a traditional Soviet- style command economy. After a period of hyperinflation and economic contractions, progress on basic reforms led to greater macroeconomic stability. The reform effort strengthened after 2000, aided by return flows of investment from the diaspora. Recognized for its prudent fiscal management and improved business environment, Armenia received a Rehabilitation Credit (RC) from the World Bank in 1995 and a series of five Structural Adjustment Credits(SACs) from 1996-2003 to maintain stability, accelerate growth, and sustain reform. The PRSC program in Armenia centered on four main themes that supported Armenia's poverty- reduction objectives: i) consolidating macroeconomic discipline and strengthening governance;ii) sharpening competition and entrenching property rights; iii) mitigating social and environmental risks; and iv) modernizing the rural economy. The PRSC also identified good governance and reduction of corruption as essential to achieving pro-poor growth. Furthermore, reforms implemented under the PRSC were intended to make the social sectors more efficient, raise the quality of services, and increase access for the poor.