ArmInfo. Experts from the Luys Foundation have analyzed the 2025 Corruption Perceptions
Index report, published by Transparency International.
ArmInfo. RA Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure David Khudatyan received a delegation led by Gert-Jan Koppman, Director-General for EU Enlargement and Eastern Neighborhood Policy.
ArmInfo. As of January 1, 2026, Armenian plastic market had over 5 million cards, with the
annual growth decreasing from 16.3% to 15.8%. Meanwhile, microprocessing cards with NFC chips experienced a slowdown in growth from 32% to 25%, totaling 4.3 million, which accounts 85% of the total number of cards, according to data from the Central Bank of
Armenia.
ArmInfo.Ameriabank keeps expanding its branch network to be closer to clients in their communities. This time, the Bank has opened a new branch in the town of Artashat in the Ararat region. Artashat is Ameriabank’s 29th branch and the first in the Ararat region.
ArmInfo. Armenia's insurance sector was a significant increase in its net profit for 2025, nearly quadrupling from the previous year's 71% decline to reach 2.9 billion drams ($7.7 million).
ArmInfo. Armenia's agricultural crop insurance program will resume on February 15, 2026.
Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan shared this information on his Facebook page, noting that the decision was reached after lengthy negotiations with insurance companies.
ArmInfo. In 2025, exports of goods from Kazakhstan to Armenia increased by 35.3%, reaching $49 million, TASS reported, citing the National Statistics Bureau of Kazakhstan.
ArmInfo.The share of Armenia's top 5 trading partners-Russia, China, the UAE, Iran, and Germany-decreased by 2025 to a combined 64% of total turnover, amounting to $13.7 billion in absolute terms (compared to $21.8 billion, or 72%, in 2024). Four of them reduced their volumes year-on-year: Russia by 38.3%, China by 6.5%, the UAE by 60%, and Germany by 2.5%. A year ago, Russia, the UAE, and China demonstrated significant growth, while Germany experienced a more pronounced decline.
ArmInfo. Europe's largest economy continues to struggle to accelerate economic growth, as geopolitical uncertainty, high operating costs, and weak domestic demand weigh on companies. GDP growth in 2026 will be largely driven by statistical and calendar factors.
ArmInfo. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects the US budget deficit in fiscal year 2026, which ends on September 30, to increase slightly to $1.853 trillion, or 5.8% of GDP.
ArmInfo.. Claims that the United States intends to test its small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear technology in Armenia should be dismissed, as stated by Mesrop Mesropyan, Chairman of the Public Services Regulatory Commission of the Republic of Armenia, in an interview with journalists on February 16.
ArmInfo. The performance of the Electric Networks of Armenia company (ENA) is assessed based on quality indicators set by the Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC), which directly tied to the number of scheduled and emergency outages.
ArmInfo. The most important task today is to transform existing potential and knowledge into global technological leadership, as stated by Ruben Simonyan, Deputy Minister of High-Tech Industry of Armenia, during his speech at the business forum "Unlocking Armenia's Potential for Global Tech Leaders," organized as part of the 25th anniversary of AmCham (American Chamber of Commerce in Armenia).
ArmInfo.n. "ArmSat-1" concluded its mission by the end of 2025, and we issued a statement that Armenia is actively considering the possibility of acquiring a new satellite or satellites," Mkhitar Hayrapetyan, Minister of High-Tech Industry of Armenia, said during a press briefing on February 16. He clarified that he is talking about satellites for remote sensing or space photography.
ArmInfo. At the end of 2025, the mortgage portfolio in Armenia amounted to 1.6 trillion drams ($4.2 billion), a 13.2% increase from the previous year, as stated by Daniel Azatyan, Chairman of the Union of Banks of Armenia (UBA) noted during a press conference on February 17. According to Azatyan, mortgages thus accounted for 21.3% of the total loan portfolio of the Armenian banking system.
ArmInfo. In Armenia, construction and design companies, as well as organizations offering technical supervision in this area, will be evaluated based on their performance in the last three years. Yeghiazar Vardanyan, Chairman of the RA Urban Development Committee, shared this information during a year-end press conference on January 26.
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