ArmInfo.  Armenia and Azerbaijan are exploring mutual export and import opportunities.  Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this while answering  journalists' questions during a briefing on January 8.

ArmInfo.  In December 2025, the number of tourists visiting Armenia reached 139,933. "This is the best figure ever for a December," Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan  stated at a government meeting on January 8.

ArmInfo.  As a result of the proper implementation of the Tourism Development Strategy of the Republic of Armenia for 2026-2030 and the corresponding Action Plan,  by 2030, sector revenues will reach $3.8 billion, state budget  revenues will amount to approximately $750 million, and approximately  20,000 additional jobs will be created. This was stated by Minister  of Economy Gevorg Papoyan, presenting the document at a government  meeting on January 8.

ArmInfo. Another batch of Azerbaijani gasoline will soon arrive in Armenia. Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan announced this in a conversation with  journalists on January 8.

ArmInfo. In Armenia, the share of goods declarations issued under the "Green Corridor"  procedure increased by 16.6 percentage points, according to a  statement from the State Revenue Committee of the Republic of  Armenia.

ArmInfo. Citizens who paid customs duties on electric vehicle imports last year will receive refunds. Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan announced this on his  Facebook page.

ArmInfo. The Armenian government approved the "Doctrine of Economic and Institutional Transformation of Armenia" at its January 8 meeting. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan  himself presented the document.

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ArmInfo.  The State Revenue Committee reports that in 2025, Armenia's state budget tax revenues (tax revenues and state duties) amounted to 2 trillion 725.2 billion  drams, which is 334.3 billion drams, or 14%, more than the same  figure in 2024.

ArmInfo. Cashback for pensioners and beneficiaries in Armenia may increase from 20% to 22% (20% + 2%). Armenian Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Arsen  Torosyan announced this on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo. Starting January 1, 2026, all employment contracts will be concluded exclusively electronically. Zhora Sargsyan, Head of the Labor and Employment  Department of the RA Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, announced this at a press conference on January 7.

ArmInfo.AraratBank has joined the Spandaryan Canal reconstruction project – a matter of strategic importance for Syunik region - implemented under the 2025 "Homeland and Eternity" fundraising campaign of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund.

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ArmInfo. The growth of economic activity in Armenia is driven by unstable factors, according to an analysis by the Luys Foundation of the socio-economic  development of the Armenian economy in January-November 2025.

ArmInfo.The cooperation between AraratBank and Aren Mehrabyan Charitable Foundation has been under way for two years, and already hundreds of young people have participated in digital skills development courses, committing themselves to building their careers in the aerospace, engineering, and IT sectors.

ArmInfo. The Central Bank of Armenia forecasts GDP growth of 6.3-4.1% in 2026 and then 4.9-5.3% in 2027, also expecting an improvement in the dynamics of foreign trade. 

ArmInfo. As Prime Minister, you realize even more clearly that state budget revenues and the tax system are of paramount importance, because there is no state without a budget. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made this statement on December 26 at the State Revenue Committee (SRC) of Armenia.

ArmInfo.  Armenia has strategic plans to import and export various goods to Azerbaijan.  Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan stated this during an  interview with Public Television.

ArmInfo.  "This measure does not concern price regulation. It concerns cashback for non-cash purchases using ArCa National Payment System cards," Armenian Deputy Finance  Minister Edgar Mkrtchyan stated at a press conference on December 26,  answering a question from an ArmInfo correspondent about whether the  legislator has provided mechanisms to curb the rise in prices and  annual service fees for ArCa cards, given the projected increase in  the number of people wishing to purchase these cards, following the  Cabinet's adoption of a cashback program for ArCa card purchases.