ArmInfo.The share of Armenia's top five trading partners-Russia, China, the UAE, Iran, and Germany-decreased in January-February 2026 to a combined 53% of total turnover (down from 64% in January-February 2024), reaching $1.6 billion in absolute terms.

ArmInfo. The issues faced by Armenian exporters in Russia are not new. This was stated to journalists by Eduard Hakobyan, Chairman of the RA State Revenue  Committee, on April 8, commenting on Russia's threats to revoke the  license of the Proshyan Brandy Factory. 

ArmInfo.  The Federal Service for Control of Alcohol and Tobacco Markets (Rosalkogoltabakkontrol) conducted an unscheduled inspection of Proshyan Brandy Factory LLC, which imports brandy products.

ArmInfo.Armenia's foreign trade turnover in January-February 2026 increased by 9.3% year-on-year, recovering from a 52% decline in the same period last year.

ArmInfo.By the end of 2025, Russian agricultural exports to Armenia exceeded $470 million, marking an 18%  increase compared to 2024. This is evidenced by data from Rosstat.

ArmInfo.  Armenia does not intend to unilaterally terminate the concession agreement with SCR (South Caucasus Railway CJSC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Russian Railways OJSC), but continues to negotiate on this issue  to gain competitive  advantages for the full implementation of the government's  "crossroads" concept. This is precisely the context in which the  Armenian Prime Minister's ambiguous statement, made at a briefing  with journalists today, can be interpreted.

ArmInfo.  Russian specialists can quickly restore sections of Armenia's railways for connections with neighboring countries. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei  Overchuk stated this in an interview with TASS.

ArmInfo.  There are no objective reasons for selling the South Caucasus Railway (SCR, a subsidiary of  Russian Railways) concession to a third party. Russian Deputy Prime  Minister Alexei Overchuk stated this in an interview with TASS.

ArmInfo. Russia learned about the possible transfer of the Russian railway concession to Armenia from colleagues in other countries; no one has discussed it directly  with Moscow. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk told  Vesti.

ArmInfo. A business mission from the Oryol and Rostov regions has launched at the Trade Mission of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Armenia.  According to the Russian Embassy in Armenia, the visit was organized by regional Export Support Centers with the assistance of the Trade Mission of Russia in Armenia.

ArmInfo.  Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure David Khudatyan received a delegation from the German development bank KfW, led by Regional Director (Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia)  Veronica Garcia Del Arco.

ArmInfo. On March 19, 2026, in the presence of RA Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan, representatives of the RA government, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to Armenia Claudia Busch, EU Commissioner Marta Kos, as well as representatives of KFW and the European Investment Bank (EIB), RA Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan and KFW Director Veronica Garcia del Arco signed  agreements for loans and grants totaling 135 million euros to finance the Caucasus Transmission Network project. 

ArmInfo. Inflation in Armenia may accelerate due to a significant increase in oil prices, disruptions in supply chains, and changes in trade routes in the context of the Middle East conflict.

ArmInfo. Since 2019, the trend of employment redistribution toward the service sector has intensified in Armenia  (from 54% in 2019 to 58% in 2024), according to the March Macroeconomic Review prepared by EDB specialists.

ArmInfo. Gold prices fell on Monday due to concerns about accelerating inflation in the world's largest economies due to the conflict in the Middle East.

ArmInfo. Armenia's current economic model is highly problematic, according to Robert Kocharyan, the second president of the Republic of Armenia.

ArmInfo.The Yerevan Traffic Management Center, established in January 2026, has already completed approximately 70% of the route network and stop comparison work, and 81 routes (64 bus, 5 trolleybus, and 12 minibus) have been digitized. Eduard Ayvazyan, Director of the Center, announced this during a  working meeting of the City Hall.

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 US dollar is confidently strengthening against major global currencies amid the ongoing escalation of the Middle East conflict.

ArmInfo.Regardless of whether we raise the minimum wage or not, wages in the real sector are growing, including thanks to competition," as stated by Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Arsen Torosyan, in response to a parliamentarian's question during a government hour about the government's unfulfilled promise to raise the minimum wage from 75,000 drams to 85,000 drams according to the government's 2021-2026 program.