ArmInfo.  The United States is investing over $1 billion in Armenia, RA Minister of Economy Gevork Papoyan told reporters on February 9.

ArmInfo.  Fitch Ratings has revised the Outlook on Armenia's Long-Term Foreign-Currency (LTFC) Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to Positive from Stable and affirmed the  IDR at 'BB-'. A full list of rating actions is at the end of this  rating action commentary.

ArmInfo. The international rating agency Fitch Ratings has upgraded Armenia's rating outlook from Stable to Positive, affirming it at BB-. Armenian Prime Minister  Nikol Pashinyan wrote this on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo.  The net flow of total foreign investment into the real sector of Armenia's economy decreased threefold in January-September 2025 compared to the same  period in 2024. It dropped from a positive $246 million (95.2 billion  drams) to a negative $221 million (84.5 billion drams).

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. 

ArmInfo. The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) no longer plans to participate in the Amulsar gold deposit development project, as announced by Yaroslav Mandron,  EDB Management Board Deputy Chairman, in Almaty on December 18.

ArmInfo.  Gold prices have risen significantly in Armenia recently.

ArmInfo.  All risks associated with the operation of the Amulsar gold deposit are  entirely manageable, as stated by Hayk Aloyan, Executive Director of  Lydian Armenia, a company constructing and operating the mine, in an  interview with the Public Radio of Armenia.

ArmInfo. Construction work is currently underway at the Amulsar gold mine, and at maximum capacity, the mine is expected to produce 8-10 tons of gold per year.  Armenian Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan stated this in an interview with  the research publication Hetq. He noted that this will be achieved  gradually, step by step.

ArmInfo. Within five years, Armenia's mining industry could generate $3 billion in exports. Vardan Janyan, First Deputy Director of the Zangezur Copper and  Molybdenum Combine (ZCMC) and head of the Mining and Metallurgical  Association of Armenia, stated this in an interview with journalists  on the sidelines of the Mining Armenia Forum.

ArmInfo. Lydian Armenia will switch to 24/7 construction activities at the Amulsar mine starting next week, as announced by Lydian Armenia CEO Hayk Aloyan,  in response to a question from an ArmInfo correspondent on the  sidelines of the Mining Armenia Forum.

ArmInfo.The mining industry should pursue the development of production chain, as stated by Armenian Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan to journalists on the  sidelines of the Mining Armenia Forum.

ArmInfo. One of the biggest issues in the mining industry is its image, as stated by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan during his speech at the 2nd  International Mining Forum Armenia.

ArmInfo.  Armenian Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan believes that Armenia has no issues with investments. He stated this in an interview with  Public Television  of Armenia,  in response to a question about the decrease in  investment volumes in Armenia's  economy, as evidenced by official  data.

ArmInfo. On behalf of the Association of Mining and Metallurgical Industry, I congratulate our partners from Lydian Armenia on the resumption of construction work at the Amulsar deposit. I am confident that the long-awaited launch of the Amulsar project will bring tangible economic benefits to the country, and will also significantly strengthen Armenia's position on the global map of effective investment areas. The head of the Association, Vardan Janyan, wrote about this on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo. Work has restarted at the Amulsar gold mine to complete the construction of various infrastructure. Ten contractor companies are involved in the work, as reported by the press service of the Lydian Armenia company.

ArmInfo.  Armenian Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan received a delegation led by Alexander Timan, the newly appointed head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission in Armenia.

ArmInfo. Armenia's Medium-Term Expenditure Program 2026-2028 is a strong and ambitious  document, as stated by the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Armenia, Vahe  Hovhannisyan, during a press conference on June 16  where the  document was presented.

ArmInfo.Zangezur Copper and Molybdenum Combine (ZCMC) will present an international report on  biodiversity management (TNFD) at the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP-17). Armen Stepanyan, ZCMC Director for Sustainable Development (CSO - Chief  Sustainability Officer), said this in response to a question from an ArmInfo correspondent on the sidelines of the Conference on Sustainable Development, held in Yerevan on May 15.

ArmInfo.  By the end of 2025, Armenia is projected to  reach the budgeted GDP growth rate of 5.1%. The launch of the Amulsar gold mine this year may also have a positive impact on this key indicator. Armenian Finance Minister Vahe  Hovhannisyan made this statement during a press conference, in response to a question  from ArmInfo about the feasibility of the financial authorities' economic growth predictions given the downward revisions in global economic growth forecasts.