Raising Armenia’s Export Potential

Author/Editor:

Klakow Akepanidtaworn ; Lili Karapetyan ; Nathalie Reyes ; Yulia Ustyugova

Publication Date:

October 28, 2022

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

Raising Armenia’s long-term growth prospects is critical to meet the pressing need for jobs, achieve higher living standards, and arrest emigration. Armenia’s long-term growth prospects have weakened since the global COVID-19 crisis, while recent global and regional the geopolitical developments added new shocks. This paper argues that there is a need to boost the potential of the tradable sector by focusing on products with higher complexity to sustainably increase Armenia’s growth rate. It provides an overview of Armenia’s export performance, analyzes factors and policy valuables that affect export outcomes in terms of volumes and composition, and draws policy implications.

Series:

Working Paper No. 2022/214

Frequency:

regular

English

Publication Date:

October 28, 2022

ISBN/ISSN:

9798400224379/1018-5941

Stock No:

WPIEA2022214

Pages:

34

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