Macroeconomic Risks of Armenia-Turkey Trade and Deepening EAEU Dependence

The initiation of direct trade with Turkey, while potentially offering short-term consumer stimuli, introduces substantial risks to domestic agriculture and overall food security. Concurrently, a significant divergence is observed between the political discourse on European integration and Armenia’s actual macroeconomic trajectory. Statistical indicators demonstrate an unprecedented deepening of dependence on the EAEU market across both export structures and strategic imports. Ensuring economic security requires the tangible diversification of critical resource supply chains, rather than a reliance on declarative political statements.

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