ArmInfo. In Armenia's foreign trade, transactions involving precious metals and stones have seen a  significant  decline since 2025. In January-April, these transactions amounted to 25.5% ($1.6 billion) of the total, compared to 67% ($8.9 billion) the previous year.

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ArmInfo.  The Ministry of Economy is actively involved in the development of capital market, with a specific instrument aimed at facilitating the issuance of bonds, as stated by Minister of Economy  Gevorg Papoyan on June 9 in Parliament.

ArmInfo.  Gold re-export does not significantly contribute to GDP, as stated by Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan in parliament on June 9.  To support his  argument, the Minister presented export volumes for 2023 and 2024, both with and without gold re-export. According to him, in 2023, total export deliveries were 8.5 billion drams, while excluding re-export - 6.8 billion drams. In 2024, exports reaches 13.1 billion drams, with non re-export  exports totaling 7.5 billion drams.

ArmInfo.  The construction of the third Iran-Armenia power transmission line is 80% complete. This was stated by David Khudatyan, Minister of Territorial Administration and  Infrastructure (MTAI), during the hearings in the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on the implementation of the 2024 state budget of the Republic of Armenia on June 9.

ArmInfo. The issue related to the construction of the third power transmission line, designed to connect the electric power systems of Armenia and Iran, became the  subject of discussions held between the Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to Tehran Grigor Hakobyan and the Minister of Energy of the Islamic Republic of Iran Abbas Aliabadi.

ArmInfo. Research is ongoing in Armenia to select a model for a new nuclear power unit, including one with a small modular reactor. This was stated by David Khudatyan, Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of the Republic of Armenia, during the hearings in the commissions of the  National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on the implementation of the 2024 state budget on June 9.

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ArmInfo.  Chairman of the State Revenue Committee (SRC) of Armenia Eduard Hakobyan explained why the Zangezur Copper and Molybdenum Combine (ZCMC), which has held a leading position in the list of the largest taxpayers in Armenia for many years, was not included in the list in the first quarter of this year. The head of the committee parried the statement of opposition MP Artur Khachatryan, according to whom .

ArmInfo. Indexation of wages and pensions should become a mandatory norm in Armenia. This was written on his Facebook page by former Minister of Labor and Social Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, co-chairman of the "Country for Life"  party Mesrop Arakelyan.

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ArmInfo. Georgia has banned the import of a large batch of seasonal flowers from Armenia, totaling 10,000 flowers. This was reported by the Armenian service of Radio Liberty  with reference to the Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia.

ArmInfo. Wildberries Director for International Business Development Rafael Abrahamyan announced the  opening of the PRO WB Entrepreneurship Development and Support Center in Armenia. This was announced during the conference , which was held within the framework of the Tenth Interregional Forum between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Armenia.

ArmInfo. June 2 to 6, 2025, in Armenia's interbank foreign exchange market, USD and RUB transactions  showed a decline, with no EUR transactions effected for two months.  RUB transactions showed an 88.4% decline against an 8.6% growth the previous week. USD transactions showed an 8% decline against a 37% growth. The total amount of USD transactions exceeded that of RUB transactions 1.4-fold, whereas the total volume of RUB transactions exceeded that of USD ones 6-fold. 

ArmInfo. During a meeting with representatives from  the German KfW bank, led  by Veronica Garcia  Del Arco, KfW Regional Director for Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus, the Minister of Finance of Armenia discussed the implementation of major infrastructure projects in the country.

ArmInfo.The  "largest gas hub" in Turkey, which was supposed to become the "new energy center of  Eurasia", was put on hold before its launch following a comprehensive risk assessment by Russia. Vahe Davtyan, Doctor of Political Sciences and  Professor, wrote on his Facebook page. 

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ArmInfo. RA Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure David Khudatyan  discussed current and completed projects during a meeting with RA President Vahagn Khachaturyan on June 6.