A Peaceful Transition of Power & Public’s Expectations in Armenia
Evaluation Note / Diana Yayloyan 20/02/2019 - Looking back at 2018, a wave of powerful political developments opened a new page in Armenia’s civil rights movement. Eventually culminating in a change of government, this transition of power in Armenia became known as the “Velvet Revolution,” mainly due to the lack of violence and peaceful handover of power. As the early months of 2018 consolidated the success of the Armenian Velvet Revolution, the country was also elevated in the eyes of the world, gaining international attention and interest. Currently, Armenia is passing through a hectic period o [More]
Economic reform of China, a remarkable story: Turkish economist
13/12/2018 - ANKARA, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -The economic reform of China is a remarkable story to follow amid trade tensions plaguing the international commerce, said Guven Sak, managing director of the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV). "I am mostly interested in the economic transformation of China. In a very short time, so many people came out of poverty and China became a major force in a couple of decades. It was a great achievement," Sak told Xinhua in an exclusive interview ahead of his attendance at the Understanding China Conference s [More]
Kyprianou and Candan met at TEPAV
25/11/2018 - ANKARA - The meeting titled “Geopolitical Developments in the Eastern Mediterranean and Cyprus” was held with the participation of Secretary General of the Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL) Mr. Andros Kyprianou and, Foreign Relations Secretary of the Cyprus Republican Turkish Party (CTP) Armağan Candan on November 23, 2018, Friday at TEPAV. The meeting was moderated by TEPAV European Union Studies, Center Director Ms. Nilgün Arısan Eralp. Hosted by TEPAV Executive Director Güven Sak, the meeting commenced with Professor Sak’s welcoming speech. [More]
Geopolitical Developments in the Eastern Mediterranean and Cyprus
22/11/2018 - TEPAV organizes a meeting where “Cyprus within the framework of the geopolitical developments in the East Mediterranean” will be discussed by the parties after almost one and a half relatively silent year since the negotiations in Crans Montana has been concluded without agreement. The meeting where the speakers are Mr. Andros Kyprianou, Secretary General of the Progressive Party of the Working People (AKEL) and Mr. Armağan Candan, Foreign Relations Secretary, Cyprus Republican Turkish Party (CTP) will be moderated by Ms. Nilgün Arısan Eralp, EU Stu [More]
Annemarie Kuhns, an Economist in the United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service Discussed Forecast Methods Used in Retail Food Price Inflation
09/11/2018 - Ankara – An event titled “How United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forecasts Retail Food Price Inflation?” was held on November 7, 2018 at TEPAV premises with the participation of Annemarie Kuhns, an Economist in the United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service. The event was moderated by Bozkurt Aran, Center Director of TEPAV’s Multilateral Trade Studies Center. Academicians and representatives of the public institutions and organizations, non-governmental organizations, ant the private sector participated in the meetin [More]
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