Information security expert on risks of AI in government system 

 Tuesday, January 13 2026 12:57:00
Information security expert on risks of AI in government system 

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.

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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Mariam Hambardzumyan: Armenia`s education system not adapted to meet  the needs of  businesses
 Tuesday, November 11 2025 17:25

ArmInfo.  For 10-15 years, businesses in Armenia have been trying to meet their  recruitment needs independently. Mariam Hambardzumyan, co-founder of  TCF investment company, addressed this issue during the panel  discussion "HR: The Role of Human Potential in the Second Quarter of  the 21st Century - A New Era of Relevance of the Tasks at Hand,"   taking place as part of the International PLUS Forum FinnoWay Armenia  2025.

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Expert: AI will not replace people, but rather those who don`t use AI
 Tuesday, November 11 2025 17:19

ArmInfo.  Artificial intelligence (AI) will not replace  people, but rather  those who  don't use AI.  Mariam Hambardzumyan, co-founder of the investment  company TCF, expressed a similar viewpoint during a panel discussion  "HR: The Role of Human Potential in the Second Quarter of the 21st  Century - a New Era of the Relevance of the Tasks at Hand,"  being  held as part of the International PLUS Forum FinnoWay Armenia 2025.

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Gold price rise stems from global processes - economists 
 Tuesday, November 11 2025 11:04

ArmInfo.  Gold prices have risen significantly in Armenia recently.

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TUMO and Astana Hub: One good turn deserves another
 Monday, November 3 2025 00:18

ArmInfo.If Armenia has something to showcase to the world today, something that sets it apart, helps and  attracts cooperation, it's definitely the TUMO Center for Creative Technologies, which has successfully joined the global technology race and is expanding into more countries and regions. One of TUMO's  newest locations is in Kazakhstan, a country undergoing fundamental and profound changes in both the economy and social life.

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Expert: Electricity tariff containment in Armenia is only temporary
 Friday, October 24 2025 10:47

ArmInfo.  According to  energy security expert and political scientist Vahe Davtyan, the  containment of electricity tariff in Armenia is only temporary.

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Political Scientist: Armenia`s withdrawal from  Eurasian Economic  Union (EAEU) to result in its dependence on Azerbaijani and Turkish  markets
 Tuesday, October 21 2025 16:18

ArmInfo. Armenia's withdrawal from the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the severing of economic ties with Russia will result in the Armenian market  becoming dependent on Azerbaijani and Turkish markets. Political scientist and commentator Benjamin Matevosyan shared this insight on his Telegram channel.

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Artur Avetisyan: All discussions regarding the choice of a future NPP  model will remain mere talk until there is a vision for strategic  development
 Friday, September 26 2025 17:29

ArmInfo.. Armenia has become captive to political statements and doesn't really know what it wants. Artur Avetisyan, energy security expert, PhD in engineering  and Associate Professor, expressed this viewpoint in an interview  with an ArmInfo correspondent, when commenting on the Armenia-US MoU  on energy cooperation signed on August 8, as well as yesterday's  Pashinyan-Putin meeting at the World Atomic Week forum in Moscow.

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Armenia preparing `rebranding` of national debt
 Monday, September 15 2025 13:42

ArmInfo.  The size of Armenia's public debt may decrease in the near future. This will be done not by repaying previously taken public loan obligations, but by  fundamentally revising the legislation regulating public debt. "The  introduction of amendments does not aim to whet the appetite of the  country's economic authorities to attract new - 'legally unlimited'  borrowings, but is only conditioned by the need to meet the  requirements of the international standard established in relation to  public debt," Acting Head of the Public Debt Management Department of  the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Armenia Marine Melikyan  said in an interview with ArmInfo. 

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Active consumer lending causes double-digit growth in bad loans 
 Monday, September 1 2025 13:29

ArmInfo. In the banking sector of Armenia, against the backdrop of active consumer lending (growth by 29%), the growth of delinquencies has accelerated sharply - from  6% to a double-digit 39%, taking into account high-risk bad loans. 

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Luys Foundation: Armenian government continues to face challenges in  budget planning
 Monday, August 25 2025 14:56

ArmInfo.  The underperformance  of budget programs is alarming, as signaled by experts of the Luys Foundation, who have analyzed the report on the execution of the  state budget of the Republic of Armenia for the first half of 2025.  Specifically, the execution of such a key program as the , which is implemented  under the auspices of the Ministry of High-Tech Industry, is less  than 5%.

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Armenia`s brandy and winemaking industry in crisis - economist 
 Monday, August 18 2025 12:14

ArmInfo. Unresolved logistical problems and the conflict with the Georgian authorities have had a negative impact on brandy production and winemaking, according to  economist Suren Parsyan.

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Mesrop Arakelyan calculated Armenia`s revenue from  road through  Syunik: it will only be enough to increase pensions by 3,000 drams
 Thursday, August 14 2025 16:11

ArmInfo.  The authorities, who lack knowledge of mathematics, confidently discuss the potential billions of dollars in revenue that the road passing through  Armenia's Syunik region. Mesrop Arakelyan, co-founder of the "Country  to Live" party, wrote  this on his Facebook page.

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Expert: Washington Declaration to ensure regional economic security 
 Tuesday, August 12 2025 17:44

ArmInfo. The economic security component  included in the Washington Declaration  has been crucial since 2020 in  ensuring stability in the region. Armine Margaryan, expert on military-political issues and chairperson of the Center for Women and Global Security Architecture, expressed this viewpoint  while referring to the declaration signed by the leaders of Armenia,  the United States and Azerbaijan on August 9 in Washington DC.

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New energy architecture to allow Baku and Ankara to finally push  Armenia out of North-South electricity corridor - political scientist
 Monday, August 11 2025 10:57

ArmInfo.  "Trump's route" also has a very clear energy focus, which will inevitably lead to the rupture of Armenian-Russian and Armenian-Iranian energy transport  ties. A similar point of view was expressed in his article by energy  security expert Vahe Davtyan.

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Regardless of name of Syunik Corridor, its logic contradicts  fundamental principles of EAEU -economist
 Friday, August 8 2025 13:16

ArmInfo.  Before choosing political names and beautiful packaging, it is very important to  understand the substantive consequences. Economist Hayk Farmanyan  writes about this, speaking about the expected transfer of control  over the Syunik corridor to the United States.

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