CURRENT PROJECTS

Development of a Framework Regulation for the Implementation of State-Delegated Powers in the Republic of Armenia. The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (April 2026 – February 2027)

The Economic Development and Research Center (EDRC) has launched a new assignment under the Integrated Municipal Development in Armenia (IMD) Project, implemented with the support of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). The objective of the IMD project is to strengthen local governance, enhance municipal capacities, and support effective decentralization in Armenia through institutional and governance reforms.
The objective of the assignment is to develop a draft Procedure for the Implementation of State-Delegated Powers, together with the corresponding explanatory justification, ensuring regulatory coherence, institutional clarity, and alignment with the principles of sound fiscal governance. …

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Digital Transformation of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Eastern Partnership Countries (DT4SME), GIZ, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung der Universität Mannheim (March 2024 – present)

The main objective of the “Digital Transformation of SMEs” project is to promote digitalization among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Eastern Partnership countries.

As part of the project, experts from the Economic Development and Research Center (EDRC) will participate in various course modules on topics such as survey methods …

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Budgets 4 Citizens (B4C), European Union, December 2022 – present

“Budgets 4 Citizens” project, funded by the European Union in Armenia, is jointly implemented by the Economic Development and Research Center (EDRC), Armenian Lawyers’ Association (ALA) and Agora Central Europe (Agora).
The Overall Objective of the project is to strengthen civil society oversight of the RA state budgeting process, including advocacy aimed at the improvement of public program budgeting policies in the target areas of the project.

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