ArmenPress
Jan 13 2005
AIPRG TO HOLD THIRD ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON
YEREVAN, JANUARY 13, ARMENPRESS: The Armenian International Policy
Research Group (AIPRG) will be holding its third annual conference,
"Armenia: Income Distribution and Social Safety Nets," at the
headquarters of the World Bank in Washington, DC, on January 15-16,
2005.
AIPRG is a nonpartisan, nonpolitical association that researches
and encourages the discussion of public policy issues in Armenia and
the Diaspora. AIPRG aims to consolidate the existing Armenia-related
expertise by bringing together accomplished researchers and
practitioners who specialize in economics, political science, law,
and government affairs.
The third annual conference will bring together over 200 Armenian
and non-Armenian experts on social and economic affairs, including
senior officials from the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, US
and the Armenian government, international donor organizations and
academia institutions in Armenia and the US. Participants will
discuss issues related to growth and development; macroeconomic
policies; poverty and income distribution; reforms in health and
social services; political economy of development; public and private
sector services provisions; trade and geopolitics; and the
relationship between Armenia and its Diaspora.
Jan 13 2005
AIPRG TO HOLD THIRD ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON
YEREVAN, JANUARY 13, ARMENPRESS: The Armenian International Policy
Research Group (AIPRG) will be holding its third annual conference,
"Armenia: Income Distribution and Social Safety Nets," at the
headquarters of the World Bank in Washington, DC, on January 15-16,
2005.
AIPRG is a nonpartisan, nonpolitical association that researches
and encourages the discussion of public policy issues in Armenia and
the Diaspora. AIPRG aims to consolidate the existing Armenia-related
expertise by bringing together accomplished researchers and
practitioners who specialize in economics, political science, law,
and government affairs.
The third annual conference will bring together over 200 Armenian
and non-Armenian experts on social and economic affairs, including
senior officials from the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, US
and the Armenian government, international donor organizations and
academia institutions in Armenia and the US. Participants will
discuss issues related to growth and development; macroeconomic
policies; poverty and income distribution; reforms in health and
social services; political economy of development; public and private
sector services provisions; trade and geopolitics; and the
relationship between Armenia and its Diaspora.