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INTRODUCTION TO OUR INDEXES
CRITERIA ARE PUBLISHED IN FULL
Each index measures every operator in a category against the same published criteria. They're free to read, free to quote, and free to share. If you want to reproduce one, please link back to the source page.
Every index states what was measured, how each criterion was weighted, where the data came from and when it was collected. You can check the working.
PLACEMENT CAN'T BE BOUGHT
Nobody pays to be included. Nobody pays to move up. Companies that appear in an index can then hire me to take that result to international press. Being listed costs nothing.
Companies do not apply, do not pay, and are not contacted for money before an index is published. If you think your organization was wrongly excluded or scored, write to me and I'll look at it.
RIGHT OF REPLY
Any assessed organization can contest its data. If a correction is warranted, the index is updated and the change is logged and dated on the page.
Where an index has been funded, the funder is named on the index page. A funder can never come from the category being ranked, and never sees the results before publication in a form they can influence.
WHAT I DON'T SELL
A position in an index. Not for any price, not as a bonus, not quietly. A ranking you paid for is worth nothing to you the moment anyone asks how it was produced. Guaranteed coverage in a named outlet. No honest person can promise that.
What I guarantee is the work, the publication in my own magazine, and a full account of where the story went and where it didn't.
LATEST PUBLISHED INDEXES
TOP INTERNATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED FASHION BRANDS FOUNDED BY ARMENIAN WOMEN
Karine Arabian is the Armenian woman who has built the most internationally established brand from scratch, according to a new index by the monthly magazine Life in Armenia. The study examined ten brands founded by women of Armenian origin who were not public figures when they launched, scoring them on export markets, institutional recognition, years trading, runway platform, documented clientele and international press.
TOP MOST AFFORDABLE HOSPITALITY SCHOOLS IN EUROPE, THE CAUCASUS, AND THE MIDDLE EAST
Dilijan, Armenia, is the most affordable place to obtain an international hospitality education, according to a new index by the monthly magazine Life in Armenia. The study compared 19 leading hospitality schools and programs across Europe, the Caucasus, and the Middle East on tuition, living costs, safety, and visa openness, and found the region's value corridor running straight through the Caucasus, which takes all three top spots.
INDEXES IN PRODUCTION
TOP COWORKING SPCAES AND REMOTE WORK FRIENDLY CAFES IN YEREVAN
We're developing an index to rank the best remote-work-friendly cafes and coworking spaces in Yerevan. Half of the criteria is based on standard remote work requirements and how well each location meets them, while the other half comes from personal reviews and on-site evaluations.
TOP EMERGING MEDICAL TOURISM DESTINATIONS IN EUROPEAN COUNCIL MEMBER STATES
We're developing an index to rank the top emerging medical tourism destinations in member states of the European Council, with Armenia included. Half the criteria is based on medical and healthcare measures, while the other half is based on destination-specific measures.