A top new Armenian government official told the National Assembly in unusually blunt terms that Armenia had to move on from its war losses. A key government priority would be unblocking trade and transit routes, he said.

The lombard repo rate was set at 8.5 percent, and the deposit rate at 5.5 percent.

Voters, obviously tired of a long war with Azerbaijan which had drained its economy, propelled Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party to a huge victory.

The illicit business has boomed as bicycles become a market increasingly being filled with high-end models costing thousands of Euros.

It seemed that the development of club stand-up in Armenia was postponed indefinitely. In post-war Armenia, no one was in the mood to laugh. However, after the war, about six months later, the stand-up returned.