Future of Armenia`s nuclear energy sector in question - expert 

 Monday, April 20 2026 10:03:41
Future of Armenia`s nuclear energy sector in question - expert 

ArmInfo. The future of Armenia's strategically important and existentially significant  energy sector - nuclear energy - is effectively in question. This is  the opinion of Vahe Davtyan, an expert on Armenian energy security  and a doctor of political science.

Ameriabank Included in the List of Companies Defining the State of the Global Economy
 Friday, March 27 2026 16:45

ArmInfo.Recently, news spread across Armenia’s financial community: Ameriabank, as part of Lion Finance Group (LFG) with a capitalization of £4.25 billion, has been included in the UK’s leading stock index, the FTSE 100 (informally “Footsie”).

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Armenia`s public debt turning into political tool for covering budget  deficits
 Friday, March 27 2026 10:04

ArmInfo.  In Armenia, public debt per capita has reached $4,700, compared to $4,200 last year. Debt is growing in an economy where the industrial base is gradually eroding and demographic dynamics are weakening. This is what  political scientist and Doctor of Political Science Vahe Davtyan  writes.

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Iran plays significant role in import of a number of goods - ACSES
 Wednesday, March 25 2026 13:06

ArmInfo. Although Iran is of little importance to Armenia in terms of transit, it nonetheless plays a significant role in the import of certain goods. For example, in 2025, approximately $50 million worth of Chinese cars were  imported to Armenia through Iran, according to Haykaz Fanyan, head of  the ACSES analytical center.

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Construction boom driving demand for equipment - expert
 Monday, March 23 2026 17:07

ArmInfo.The 22nd international specialized exhibition "CAUCASUS: CONSTRUCTION AND  RENOVATION EXPO 2026" was held in Yerevan, bringing together over 70 organizations from Armenia, Russia, India, Kazakhstan, Estonia, and Iran.  Among the exhibitors was the Russian company Promyshlennik  (founded in 2008), which initially specialized in wholesale supplies of construction equipment before launching its own production facility for monolithic work.

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Art or asset? Architect warns of "commercialization" amid Armenia`s  construction boom
 Monday, March 23 2026 17:06

ArmInfo.Armenia's construction industry is rapidly developing, but the sector has become a business. Vahan Soghoyan, chief architect of Cadastral GMC, expressed this opinion in an interview with an ArmInfo correspondent on the sidelines of the "CAUCASUS: CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION EXPO 2026" exhibition.

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Trust and reach across the globe
 Friday, February 27 2026 19:14

ArmInfo. In one way or another, Ameriabank is involved with every large-scale corporate project in Armenia

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Instead of engaging in dialogue with environmentalists, Lydian  Armenia company  will resort to lawsuits
 Thursday, February 26 2026 16:14

ArmInfo. Instead of establishing a dialogue with the environmental community to explain its mission, the gold mining company Lydian Armenia has apparently adopted the  principle of "its own inviolability" through legal protection. "From now on, the company will consistently defend its rights and the rights of thousands of stakeholders in the Amulsar project," as noted in the company's statement. 

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Expert: Replacing the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) with US  modular reactors is akin to replacing an aircraft carrier with  medieval caravels
 Friday, February 13 2026 17:12

ArmInfo. Theoretically, replacing the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) with US mobile  nuclear multiple-unit reactors is comparable to replacing an aircraft carrier with medieval caravels.

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Russia holds technological edge in SMR fuel recycling,  expert says
 Wednesday, February 4 2026 17:51

ArmInfo. Russia is the only country  with its own proven technology for reprocessing irradiated nuclear fuel among those with practical experience in small modular reactors (SMRs).  Boris Martsinkevich, editor-in-chief of the analytical journal GeoEnergetika Info, made this statement  during a Moscow-Yerevan-Minsk-Tashkent-Sukhumi video conference on "Current Energy Issues," while addressing a question from ArmInfo.

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Comprehensive medical insurance system money laundering scheme,  economist claims 
 Tuesday, February 3 2026 13:11

ArmInfo.  The introduction of a universal health insurance system in Armenia is another way to replenish the budget at the expense of the country's citizens.  Economist Hrayr Kamendatyan wrote about this on his Facebook page,  presenting the results of his analysis.

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Armenia has real chance to become regional electric energy hub -  expert 
 Monday, February 2 2026 14:19

ArmInfo.  Armenia has a real opportunity to become a regional electricity hub. UN National Energy Expert Ara Marjanyan stated this in an interview with ArmInfo,  commenting on the opportunities and risks of integrating the  country's power system with Azerbaijan's.

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Expert: Iran is an integral part of Armenia`s energy balance
 Friday, January 23 2026 19:31

ArmInfo. Iran is extremely important for Armenia, as it is an integral part of our energy balance, as stated by economist Aghasi Tavadyan  in an  interview with an ArmInfo reporter. He was commenting on US President Donald Trump's recent threat to impose a 25% tariff on imported goods  for countries trading with Iran.

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Expert highlights risks of exempting small business taxes
 Friday, January 23 2026 15:35

ArmInfo. Before 2025, when the turnover tax for small businesses was 5%, many companies reached the 120 million AMD ceiling and chose to stop growing.   Businesses often intentionally "marked time," or underreported their  actual turnover to avoid transitioning into a higher tax bracket, as  stated by Aghasi Tavadyan, an economist and Associate Professor at  the Armenian State University of Economics, in an interview with  ArmInfo,  shareing his concerns regarding the economic proposal by  Samvel Karapetyan to exempt small businesses from the tax burden.

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Implementation of TRIPP project poses threat to Armenia`s energy  security - expert
 Tuesday, January 20 2026 13:03

ArmInfo.  The implementation of the "Trump Route" or TRIPP ("Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity") project poses a threat to Armenia's energy security.   This is the view of energy security expert and political scientist  Vahe Davtyan.

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Information security expert on risks of AI in government system 
 Tuesday, January 13 2026 12:57

ArmInfo.  Information security expert Artur Papyan listed the potential risks Armenia may face following the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) into the  country's government system in the absence of adequate legal and  protective mechanisms. He wrote about this on his Facebook page,  presenting the results of an analytical survey prepared by the Data  Protection Center dphub.am.

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Armenia has for many years been importing oil products from Turkiye -  expert 
 Friday, December 26 2025 12:16

ArmInfo.  Armenian authorities need to foster positive public sentiment toward  Azerbaijan, which strives for "peace" and, therefore, supplies  gasoline to Armenia at a lower price than Russia. Vahe Davtyan, a  political scientist and energy security expert, wrote this on his  Facebook page. 

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Mining remains a social pillar of Armenia`s regions - study
 Monday, December 22 2025 19:03

ArmInfo.  Presenting his study "Armenia's Mining Sector in Figures," economist Suren  Parsyan noted that the mining industry's share of Armenia's GDP fell  from 5.5% to 2.6% between 2021 and 2024. 

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Analyst: EDB sees a possible slowdown in economic growth outside the country as the primary risk for the Armenian economy in 2026-2028
 Thursday, December 18 2025 17:50

ArmInfo. The slowdown in economic growth outside Armenia, in the CIS countries and trading partners, including Russia, is the main risk for the Armenian economy in the forecast for 2026-2028, according to analysts at the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB).

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Expert critical of compulsory medical insurance 
 Wednesday, December 3 2025 11:00

ArmInfo.  Why should the Ministry of Health be involved in the insurance business? Following this logic, let the Ministry of Finance handle mortgage insurance, the  Ministry of Territorial Administration handle road accident  insurance, the Ministry of Urban Development handle buildings and  structures insurance, the Ministry of Transport handle cargo  insurance, and so on.  This assessment was made by tax expert Tigran  Keyan, a member of the Board of the Association of Small and Medium  Entrepreneurs.

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Expert comments on medical insurance system in Armenia 
 Wednesday, November 19 2025 12:43

ArmInfo.  Our government has been working for the past 5-6 years to implement a COMPREHENSIVE health insurance system in the country (which is highly welcome), but since it turned out to be limited in coverage (not only in terms of  coverage but also in terms of reimbursement of service costs), it was  decided to change the title of the bill to "On Universal Health  Insurance" (which is certainly more honest :)): (The author's style  and punctuation have been preserved - ed.).  Haykaz Fanyan, head of  the ACSES analytical center, shared his assessment.

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