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ArmInfo.  Russia fears that Armenia's deepening European integration could lead to the closure of its airspace for Russian aircraft, as the European Union did earlier. This was stated by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk, speaking at a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

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ArmInfo. As part of the second stage of the Armenian NPP modernization (scheduled until 2026),  Rosatom Service delivered 1,500 tons of new equipment to the station, as noted in a statement by the Russian Embassy in Armenia.

ArmInfo.On June 13, the exclusive event “Invest Beyond Borders: Global Mobility & Private Banking” was held at the Dvin Hall of The Alexander, a Luxury Collection Hotel, in Yerevan. The gathering was jointly organized by IDBank and Henley & Partners.

ArmInfo. On June 19, 2025, AraratBank held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, which took place at Hartak Conference Hall of the DVIN hotel complex.

ArmInfo. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will not attend the Eurasian Economic Union  (EEU) forum in Minsk on June 26-27; the Armenian side will participate in the event remotely, as stated by Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov following a meeting with President Alexander  Lukashenko to discuss preparations for the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council and the Eurasian Economic Forum. He also  shared some details some details about the upcoming high-level events  with journalists

ArmInfo.Currently, the Committee on Economic Affairs does not have a draft law on the nationalization  of the "Electric Networks of Armenia", as the government has not yet submitted this bill to the parliament. Sergey Bagratyan,  MP from the  "Civil Contract" faction,  stated this in a conversation with journalists on June 19.

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ArmInfo. The comparative calm in the first months of 2025 on the mortgage lending market in Armenia was a consequence of the so-called progressive growth in December.  In an interview with an ArmInfo correspondent, experts explained the  strong influx of people wishing to take out a mortgage before the end of 2024 by the fact that the tax deduction mechanism for these loans will be canceled from 2025. In fact, as they explained, everyone who managed to get a mortgage loan before the current year will have the opportunity to use the preferential mechanism.

ArmInfo. At the annual general meeting, Acba Bank shareholders decided to allocate 6.584 billion drams or 1100 drams per share from the net profit of 28.8 billion drams received in 2024 to pay dividends. This was noted in the  statement of Acba Bank published on June 18.  According to the decision on the payment of dividends, the payments should be completed on June 20, 2025.

ArmInfo. The State Revenue Committee (SRC) of Armenia reports that the issue of temporarily suspending the passage of Armenian trucks through the Armenian-Georgian border due to the accumulation of goods at Georgian customs offices in recent days has been resolved. In particular, this concerned the accumulation of trucks with Armenian bottled brandy. 

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ArmInfo. The Tashir Group of Companies, owned by billionaire Samvel Karapetyan, who is currently under investigation in Armenia, sees no risks for its business in Russia and continues its work, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the group's Telegram channel. The Investigative Committee of Armenia has accused Karapetyan of inciting the seizure of power; he has been detained and does not admit his guilt.

ArmInfo. Armenia has proposed to the Georgian side a mechanism for work together to conduct an examination of cognac products that are under suspicion. Minister of Economy of Armenia Gevorg Papoyan announced this  during the government session in Parliament, while responding to questions from deputies.

ArmInfo.  A meeting with a delegation of the International Fund (IMF), led by Alexander Timan, the newly appointed head of the mission, was held at the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure, according to the press service of the department.

ArmInfo.  Armenian Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan received a delegation led by Alexander Timan, the newly appointed head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission in Armenia.

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ArmInfo. In unison with the campaign launched today against Electric Networks of Armenia CJSC, the Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC) fined the company 10  million drams for technical and commercial violations recorded) at a meeting  on June 18, as reported by PSRC.