Robert Kocharyan: Armenia`s current economic model is highly problematic Monday, March 16 2026
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 ArmInfo. Armenia's current economic model is highly problematic, according to Robert Kocharyan, the second president of the Republic of Armenia. |
ArmInfo.Armenian Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan received the Head of the European Union (EU) Mission to Armenia, Ambassador Vassilis Maragos. Zaruhi Muradyan, Director of the Armenian Viticulture and Winemaking Foundation, also attended the meeting.
ArmInfo. Since 2019, the trend of employment redistribution toward the service sector has intensified in Armenia (from 54% in 2019 to 58% in 2024), according to the March Macroeconomic Review prepared by EDB specialists.
ArmInfo.According to estimates by the Central Bank of Armenia, an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East could have a 1.2-1.7% impact on the country's inflation. Central Bank Chairman Martin Galstyan made this forecast during a press conference on March 17.
ArmInfo.On March 17, 2026, IDBank placed registered coupon bonds through a public offering on the following terms:
ArmInfo. In the Armenian insurance market, the loss ratio for compulsory motor third-party liability insurance (CMTPLI), after declining throughout 2025 from 81.8% to 76.3%, has begun to rise since 2026, reaching 80.2% in the first two months (versus 77.5% in January-February 2025). This is evidenced by data from the Armenian Bureau of Motor Insurers.
ArmInfo. Over the past two years, the state has compensated farmers whose crops were damaged by hail, totaling over 2.7 billion drams. Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan announced this on his Facebook page.
ArmInfo.In 2025, 32,042 children were born in Armenia, a decrease of 4.6% compared to the previous year. The birth rate per 1,000 inhabitants for the reporting year was 10.4 per thousand, down from 11.1 per thousand in the previous year.
ArmInfo.Armenia's population will reach 3.097 million by 2026, showing a 0.7% increase, or 20,800 people, compared to the 2025 estimate, according to data from the Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia.
ArmInfo. Gold prices fell on Monday due to concerns about accelerating inflation in the world's largest economies due to the conflict in the Middle East.
ArmInfo. The US dollar is confidently strengthening against major global currencies amid the ongoing escalation of the Middle East conflict.
ArmInfo. RA Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure David Khudatyan met with Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar in Paris.
ArmInfo.Small modular reactor (SMR) technology offers promising prospects, as stated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, when addressing the second Nuclear Energy Summit in Paris.
ArmInfo.The Yerevan Traffic Management Center, established in January 2026, has already completed approximately 70% of the route network and stop comparison work, and 81 routes (64 bus, 5 trolleybus, and 12 minibus) have been digitized. Eduard Ayvazyan, Director of the Center, announced this during a working meeting of the City Hall.
ArmInfo. The Georgian technology startup Helio.AI has officially entered the Armenian market. The company has signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Georgian-Armenian Business Association (GABA), aimed at strengthening regional business opportunities and supporting collaboration between Georgian and Armenian companies.
ArmInfo.In 2025, there were 11,070 mortgage transactions concluded in Armenia, exceeding the 2024 figure by 32.2%, according to data from the State Committee of Real Estate Cadastre of the Republic of Armenia.
ArmInfo.In Armenia, there were 4,413 real estate purchase and sale transactions carried out by foreign citizens in 2025, a 13.4% increase compared to 2024. According to data from the State Committee of the Real Estate Cadastre of the Republic of Armenia, foreigners accounted for 7.4% of the total number of transactions (compared to 6.7% in 2024).
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