Armenia: Opposition candidates charge that political factors are behind rising food prices

04.02.2008

Rising food prices and a falling dollar have become crucial points of contention among Armenia’s opposition presidential candidates and the government. Opposition contenders argue that pro-government entrepreneurs are gouging consumers on food costs, and are kicking back some of their profits to help fund the governing party’s election campaign. Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian, who also happens to be the governing party’s presidential candidate, dismisses the opposition complaints. 591 

Privatizing Georgia's railway: Bids before strategy

01.02.2008

Controversial and often confusing, Georgia's aggressive privatization campaign threatens to become sidetracked by a debate over how to privatize its railway. 520