Ministry of Territorial Administration and Development of the Republic of Armenia DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IDEAS GORIS, TEGH, GORHAYK, MEGHRI, VAYK, JERMUK, ZARITAP, URTSADZOR, NOYEMBERYAN, KOGHB, AYRUM, SARAPAT, AMASIA, ASHOTSK, ARPI Expert Team Varazdat Karapetyan Artyom Grigoryan Artak Dadoyan Gagik Muradyan GIZ Coordinator Armen Keshishyan September 2016 List of Acronyms MTAD Ministry of Territorial Administration and Development ATDF Armenian Territorial Development Fund GIZ German Technical Cooperation LoGoPro GIZ Local Government Programme LSG Local Self-government (bodies) (FY)MDP Five-year Municipal Development Plan PACA Participatory Assessment of Competitive Advantages RDF «Regional Development Foundation» Company LED Local economic development 2 Contents List of Acronyms ........................................................................................................................ 2 Contents ..................................................................................................................................... 3 Structure of the Report .............................................................................................................. 5 Preamble ..................................................................................................................................... 7 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 9 Approaches to Project Implementation ................................................................................... 9 Mechanism of holding the workshops ................................................................................... 13 GORIS: ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC SITUATION ..................................................................... 15 Goris municipality ..................................................................................................................16 Competitive advantages of Goris ...........................................................................................16 Goris economy brief ..............................................................................................................17 Development initiatives ..........................................................................................................18 Priority initiatives ...................................................................................................................20 TEGH: ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC SITUATION ...................................................................... 23 Tegh municipality ..................................................................................................................24 Competitive advantages of Tegh ...........................................................................................24 Tegh economy brief ...............................................................................................................24 Development initiatives ..........................................................................................................25 Priority initiatives ...................................................................................................................26 GORHAYK: ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC SITUATION .............................................................. 29 Gorhayk municipality .............................................................................................................30 Competitive advantages of Gorhayk ......................................................................................30 Gorhayk economy brief .........................................................................................................31 Development Initiatives .........................................................................................................34 Priority initiatives ...................................................................................................................34 МEGHRI: ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC SITUATION .................................................................. 37 Meghri municipality ................................................................................................................38 Competitive advantages of Meghri ........................................................................................38 Meghri economy brief ............................................................................................................38 Development initiatives ..........................................................................................................41 Priority initiatives ...................................................................................................................42 NOYEMBERYAN: ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC SITUATION .................................................... 44 Noyemberyan municipality .....................................................................................................45 Competitive advantages of Noyemberyan .............................................................................45 Noyemberyan economy brief .................................................................................................46 Development initiatives ..........................................................................................................51 Priority initiatives ...................................................................................................................52 AYRUM: ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC SITUATION ................................................................... 55 Ayrum municipality ................................................................................................................56 Competitive advantages of Ayrum .........................................................................................56 Ayrum economy brief .............................................................................................................56 Development initiatives ..........................................................................................................60 Priority initiatives ...................................................................................................................60 KOGHB: ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC SITUATION ................................................................... 63 Koghb municipality ................................................................................................................64 Competitive advantages of Koghb .........................................................................................64 Koghb economy brief .............................................................................................................64 Development initiatives ..........................................................................................................67 3 Priority initiatives ...................................................................................................................68 VAYK: ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC SITUATION ...................................................................... 70 Vayk Municipality ...................................................................................................................71 Vayk economy brief ...............................................................................................................73 Development initiatives ..........................................................................................................74 Priority initiatives ...................................................................................................................75 JERMUK: ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC SITUATION ................................................................. 79 Jermuk municipality ...............................................................................................................80 Competitive advantages of Jermuk ........................................................................................80 Jermuk economy brief ...........................................................................................................81 Development initiatives ..........................................................................................................82 Priority initiatives ...................................................................................................................83 ZARITAP: ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC SITUATION ................................................................. 86 Zaritap Municipality................................................................................................................87 Competitive advantages of Zaritap ........................................................................................87 Zaritap economy brief ............................................................................................................88 Development initiatives ..........................................................................................................90 Priority initiatives ...................................................................................................................90 Sers settlement ..................................................................................................................92 Gomk Settlement ...............................................................................................................92 Nor Aznaberd Settlement ...................................................................................................92