ARMENIA IS THE ONLY COUNTRY IN CIS WITH ‘HALF-FREE ECONOMY’
Azg/arm
28 July 05
According to a joined survey by US Heritage Foundation and the Wall
Street Journal in 161 countries, Armenia is the only CIS state with
“half-free economy” rated 42d.
Radio Liberty informs that Georgia’s economic index has decreased by
0.5 percent. Georgia was put in one row with countries of “chiefly not
free rivalry” and occupied 100th place. Azerbaijan shared 103 and 105
positions with Chad and Egypt.
Russia occupies 124th place and Turkey 112th.