ArmInfo. Armenia will now pay pensions exclusively by bank transfer. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan gave the order at a government meeting on November 6.  Pashinyan  noted that a decision had previously been made to pay pensions in  cash to citizens over 75.  However, he still can't understand why,  especially since he recently discovered that pension delivery people  are charging 500 drams for their "services."

ArmInfo.  The Armenian government has decided to allocate an additional 4 billion 371 million drams (approximately $11 million) to the Ministry of Defense. The  resolution was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers on November 6.

ArmInfo.  The Health Programs Implementation Office of the RA Ministry of Health has been appointed the body responsible for implementing the Universal Health Coverage Loan Program, financed by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The decision was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers on November 6 at its regular meeting.

ArmInfo.  A train carrying Kazakh grain has departed Azerbaijan for Armenia. According to Azerbaijani media, the train has already departed from Bilajari  station.

ArmInfo.  Direct rail service between Russia and Armenia through Azerbaijan and Georgia is a tangible contribution to peace in the South Caucasus and underscores a shared commitment to cooperation. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk told reporters this, according to RIA Novosti.

ArmInfo.  Russia has made the first grain shipment to Armenia via a new railway route through Azerbaijan, the Russian Ministry of Agriculture told RIA Novosti.

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ArmInfo.Chairman of the Board of IDBank, Mher Abrahamyan, gave an interview to the world-renowned newspaper Khaleej Times. In his interview, he discussed the importance of the digitalization of IDBank’s services, international partnerships, new products, future goals, and other key topics related to the Bank’s development.

ArmInfo.Armenia is participating in the international trade fair on occupational safety and health, A+A 2025, for the first time.

ArmInfo. In October 2025,  Armenian consumer market saw higher inflation of 3.7% compared to October 2024 ( 0.6%). This was primarily due to rising prices in food products and services in the transportation, tourism, and beauty  salon sectors. Inflation for the first 10 months of 2025 was 1.4%  (compared to 0.8% deflation in the same period last year), showing a  more pronounced increase in prices for services than for food and  non-food items. According to the RA Statistical Committee, inflation  of 0.3% was recorded in October of this year alone (the same as the  previous year), driven by a 0.7% and 0.4% increase in food and  non-food prices, respectively, while service tariffs fell by 0.3%. In  Yerevan, consumer prices increased by 0.3% in October, compared to a  0.4% increase in October 2024.

ArmInfo.  Armenia's GDP is projected to reach 11. 934 billion drams in 2026, as stated by RA Minister of Finance Vahe Hovhannisyan during a November 5 meeting of the NA Committee on Financial, Credit, and Budgetary Affairs, when summarizing the outcomes of discussions in the National Assembly.

ArmInfo. Urartu Football Club and ARARATBANK OJSC announce the launch of partnership. On November 4, an official signing ceremony took place at the Club's training facility, at which AraratBank took over as the title sponsor of the Club.

ArmInfo.  The South Caucasus Railway (SCR) and the Armenian Tourism Federation signed a Memorandum of Collaboration. The document was signed by SCR Director Alexey Melnikov and Chairman of the Armenian Tourism Federation Mekhak Apresyan on November 5 in Yerevan.  Prior to signing the document, the parties discussed the outcomes of new joint initiatives to develop rail tourism in Armenia.

ArmInfo.  The transit of Russian and Kazakh grain through Azerbaijan is a significant event - this route will be in demand among our partners, as stated by Alexey Melnikov, Director of the South Caucasus Railway (SCR), during a  press conference in Yerevan.

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ArmInfo. In Armenia, economic activity growth slowed to 7.6% annually in January-September 2025 (from 8.7% in the same period of 2024). Moreover, the industrial sector, which was one of the growth drivers a year earlier, is  weakening the pace of economic growth with the current downturn.  According to the final data of the RA Statistics Committee, this is  accompanied by a deterioration in the foreign trade trend from  significant growth to a significant decline.

ArmInfo.  Budget allocations to the Anti-Corruption Committee in 2026 will amount to 3 billion 516.9 million drams, an increase of 1.5%, or 53.1 million drams, compared to 2025. Armenian Deputy Finance Minister Vahan Sirunyan announced this on November 5 at a joint session of parliamentary standing  committees during the discussion of the draft state budget for next  year.

ArmInfo.  Amendments to the Law "On Ensuring the Uniformity of Measurements" in Armenia are aimed at increasing the accuracy and transparency of product information. The National Assembly Committee on Economic Affairs discussed the amendments in their second reading at its November 5 meeting.

ArmInfo.  Armenian authorities have set the goal of reducing congestion of freight vehicles at the country's land borders caused by the need to prepare  tax and customs duty payment reports. At its November 5 meeting, the  National Assembly's Committee on Economic Affairs approved the first  reading of amendments to the Tax Code and the Law "On State Duty"  submitted by the government.

ArmInfo.  As of September 30, 2025 Ameriabank’s corporate loan portfolio was AMD 943 billion, up by 33% Y-o-Y. This robust growth rate has enabled the Bank to continue to be the largest corporate lender in Armenia, offering customized financial solutions to local and international firms in Armenia. In the reporting period the Bank’s market share by corporate lending was 24%, up by 1.5 p.p. Y-o-Y.