ArmInfo.The final meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Operations Review and Programming Mission (CORPM) was held under the chairmanship of Edgar Mkrtchyan, Deputy Minister of Finance of Armenia.

ArmInfo. The Armenian Water Committee held a meeting with a delegation from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), led by Laziza Sabirova, the newly appointed ADB Resident Mission Director in Armenia.

ArmInfo. On March 31, RA Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan received Leah Gutierrez, Regional Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

ArmInfo. The Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of Armenia discussed the project to build a railway infrastructure linking to Zvartnots  Airport. This was reported by the ministry's press service, citing the results of a meeting between Deputy Minister Armen Simonyan and the Italian Ambassador to Armenia, Alessandro Ferranti.

ArmInfo. On March 12, the Armenian government approved the draft presidential decree "On Approving the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development on the Terms of the Fund's Location in the Republic of Armenia."

ArmInfo. The Asian Development Bank (ADB), with the support of the Government of Canada through the Canada  Climate and Nature Fund for the Private Sector in Asia (CANPA), has announced a  deal  that marks ADB's first local currency loan in Armenia.

ArmInfo.Rafael Gevorgyan, Deputy Chairman of the State Revenue Committee (SRC) of  Armenia, received representatives of the Asian Development Bank and the French Development Agency (Agence Francaise de Developpement).

ArmInfo. A meeting was held at the Armenian Ministry of Finance to launch a preliminary  dialogue with interested Armenian agencies on the provision of new credit mechanisms based on the policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the French Development Agency (Agence Francaise de Developpement). A joint mission of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)  and the French Development Agency (Agence Francaise de Developpement) participated in the meeting.

ArmInfo.The net profit of Armenia's banking system by the end of 2025 returned to its natural growth rate of 17% (versus 60% in 2024), exceeding 421.3 billion  drams or $1.1 billion. According to the Express Ranking of Armenian  Banks as of December 31, 2025, prepared by the ArmInfo information  agency, the virtually double-digit growth in net profit has once  again been supported by consistently active lending, rather than by  temporary short-term factors, as was the case in 2022-2023 during the  surge in foreign exchange and card transactions of relocators. 

ArmInfo.  The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide Armenia with a $150 million loan to replenish the budget. On January 22, the Armenian government approved a  proposal to sign a draft loan agreement under the "Fiscal Stability  and Financial Market Development - Subproject 3" program.

ArmInfo. Kristine Ghalechyan, Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and  Infrastructure of the Republic of Armenia, received a delegation from  the Asian Development Bank (ADB), led by Hiroaki Yamaguchi, Senior  Director for Transport.

ArmInfo. The Cabinet of Ministers of Armenia is amending the EUR 150 million loan agreement between the Republic of Armenia and the French Development Agency  (FDA), signed on September 26, 2025, aimed at improving the  efficiency and sustainability of public service delivery in Armenia,  as well as developing the financial sector, as part of the budget  support program.

ArmInfo.  Compared to the same period last year, Armenia's GDP growth in Q3 2025 was 6.2%. Armenian Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan shared this information  on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo. Armenia will receive a $16.456 million grant from the Global Concessional Financing Facility (GCFF) to co-finance a $250 million loan program aimed at addressing the housing needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from  Nagorno-Karabakh. The decision was approved by the Armenian Cabinet  of Ministers on November 20.

ArmInfo.  Of the 500 km of roads planned for 2025, approximately 470 km have already been built. Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure  David Khudatyan announced this in an interview with Public  Television.

ArmInfo.  Hakob Arshakyan, the RA NA Vice President and the Head of the Executive Body of the Science and Technology Development Council of the Republic of Armenia  adjunct to the RA Prime Minister, participated and delivered a  welcoming speech at the 10th Internet Governance Forum.

ArmInfo.  During its regular session on October 30,  the Armenian government approved the signing of loan and grant agreements under the Transformative Housing  Reforms for Improved Vitality and Empowerment (THRIVE) program  between the Republic of Armenia and the Asian Development Bank.

ArmInfo.  Construction of the 34-kilometer section of the Ashtarak-Talin highway will be completed in 2026. This section is part of the North-South transport corridor.  This was announced by David Khudatyan, Minister of Territorial  Administration and Infrastructure, during discussions in the National  Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on the 2026 draft state budget.

ArmInfo.  Arsen Torosyan, Armenia's Minister of Labor and Social Affairs,  presented the  country's social protection priorities to Luke Fochtman, Deputy  Country Director for Asian Development Bank's (ADB)  Resident Mission  in Armenia,  and Sofia Shakil, ADB Director for Human and Social  Development.

ArmInfo. The active lending in the Armenian banking sector is driving double-digit growth  in net profit. According to the Express Ranking of Armenian Banks as  of September 30, 2025, prepared by ArmInfo Investment Company, credit  investments and other loans saw a year-on-year increase from 22% to  26.2%. This growth allowed net profit to continue its double-digit  growth, although at a slower pace, going from 25% to 15%. The total  volume of  credit investments and other loans reached 7.3 trillion  drams ($19 billion), resulting in a net profit of 308 billion drams  ($805 million) for the nine month reporting period.