Eurasian Economic Commission grants Armenia additional 5,000 duty-free EV import quotas Friday, August 7 2026 18:49:54
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 ArmInfo.The Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) has allocated an additional quota to Armenia for the duty-free import of electric vehicles. Gevorg Papoyan, Armenia's Minister of Economy, announced this update in a video posted on his official Facebook page. |
Friday, August 7 2026 15:50
ArmInfo. The Hotel Association of Armenia NGO has won the tender to become the authorized organization responsible for assigning star ratings to hotel facilities in the country. According to the Tourism Committee press service, an official agreement was signed between the Committee and the Association on August 7. >>> |
Friday, August 7 2026 15:25
ArmInfo. In Armenia, tax compliance indicators improved in the first half of 2026. According to the press service of the State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Armenia, enhancing the efficiency of tax administration, promoting voluntary compliance among taxpayers, and ensuring a more targeted and predictable administrative framework remain key priorities for the agency. >>> |
Friday, August 7 2026 14:39
ArmInfo. Armenian Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan received representatives of the World Bank (WB) and the Armenian Territorial Development Fund. >>> |
Friday, August 7 2026 12:53
ArmInfo. The EU's share of Armenia's foreign trade increased to 17.8% in the first half of 2026 (from 12.1% a year ago), while the EAEU's share decreased to 29.4% (from 36.3% a year ago). According to data from the RA Statistics Committee, foreign trade turnover with the EU accelerated year-on-year from 9.5% to 46.2%, reaching $1.7 billion, while with the EAEU, it slowed from 53.7% to 19%, reaching $2.8 billion. Moreover, among the EAEU countries, only Russia recorded a decline in trade, while most EU countries chose to increase their volumes-including Germany, Bulgaria, Italy, France, Belgium, Poland, Spain, Austria, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Slovakia, Hungary, and Portugal-many of them significantly. >>> |
Friday, August 7 2026 12:43
ArmInfo. The State Revenue Committee of Armenia has uncovered tax violations at another property owned by arrested Prosperous Armenia Party leader and businessman Gagik Tsarukyan. This time, the violations relate to the Arinj Mall fair in the Kotayk region. >>> |
Friday, August 7 2026 11:14
ArmInfo. One of the world's largest fast-food restaurant chains, the international brand Subway, is considering entering the Armenian market. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Economy, citing the results of a meeting between Armenian Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan, Efe Celik, Regional Director of the international brand Subway, and Armenian investor Levon Hayrapetyan. >>> |
Thursday, August 6 2026 18:21
ArmInfo.Chairperson of the Tourism Committee of Armenia Lusine Gevorgyan visited Areni, where she met with Community Head Husik Sahakyan and Zarouhi Muradyan, Director of the Vine and Wine Foundation of Armenia, to discuss the progress of the Areni Wine Cluster investment project and upcoming initiatives. >>> |
Thursday, August 6 2026 17:15
ArmInfo.The reduction of trade turnover between Russia and Armenia by two-thirds compared to last year is a "success" of this incompetent government, as stated by businessman Samvel Karapetyan, leader of the "Strong Armenia" bloc, to journalists on August 6 before a regular meeting, in response to a statement by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk. >>> |
Thursday, August 6 2026 12:45
ArmInfo. On August 6, another transit shipment was made from Russia to Armenia via Azerbaijan. >>> |
Thursday, August 6 2026 11:53
ArmInfo. Armenia will launch a hotel classification system assigning categories ("stars"). This was announced by Lusine Gevorgyan, head of the Tourism Committee of Armenia. >>> |
Thursday, August 6 2026 11:39
ArmInfo. Trade turnover between Russia and Armenia has decreased by two-thirds this year. This was reported to journalists by Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk on August 6, responding to a question from RIA Novosti. >>> |
Thursday, August 6 2026 10:34
ArmInfo. A company created specifically for this purpose, "Gaming Analysis and Monitoring System," founded by the Maltese company "Random Systems International LLC," will regulate gambling activities. >>> |
Thursday, August 6 2026 10:27
ArmInfo. AMD 19.6bln will be allocated for the continuation of the road construction program in Armenia. The decision was made at a government meeting on August 6. >>> |
Wednesday, August 5 2026 14:38
ArmInfo. The Armenian government will obtain two new large loans totaling over $320 million to finance the country's 2026 state budget deficit. Approving these loan agreements is included in the agenda of the Cabinet meeting to be held on August 6. >>> |
Wednesday, August 5 2026 12:57
ArmInfo. A regular meeting of the North-South Project Steering Council was held under the chairmanship of RA Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan. >>> |
Tuesday, August 4 2026 14:55
ArmInfo. As of July 2026, mortgage loans accounted for 20.3% of the total loan portfolio of Armenia's banking system, amounting to approximately AMD 1.8 trillion. Growth in the first half of the year exceeded 7%, while on an annualized basis it reached nearly 16%. Daniel Azatyan, Head of the Union of Banks of Armenia (UBA), made this statement during a press conference on August 4, while presenting the results for the H1 2026. >>> |
Tuesday, August 4 2026 14:07
ArmInfo. Employees of the RA State Revenue Committee have uncovered approximately 1.3 billion drams in shadow turnover at retail gasoline and diesel fuel sales points, according to an official statement released by the agency. >>> |
Tuesday, August 4 2026 13:59
ArmInfo. The state-owned labeling system "Honest Sign," on behalf of Rospotrebnadzor, has suspended the sale of over 70,000 bottles of drinking water and carbonated beverages from Armenia. This was reported by TASS, citing the Center for the Development of Advanced Technologies (CRPT, the operator of the Honest Sign system). >>> |
Monday, August 3 2026 17:10
ArmInfo.Garik Boshyan has been appointed manager of the Ararat Yerevan Brandy-Wine-Vodka Factory. Armenian Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan announced this on his Facebook page. >>> |
Monday, August 3 2026 15:35
ArmInfo. The State Revenue Committee (SRC) has presented data on the utilization of quotas for the duty-free import of electric vehicles. >>> |
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