ArmInfo. In January-August 2026, the share of the EU in Armenia's foreign trade increased to 19% (from 12.3% a year ago), while the EAEU's share decreased to 29% (from 36.1% a year ago). According to data from the RA Statistical Committee, foreign trade turnover with the EU accelerated in annual growth from 5.6% to 53.9%, exceeding $2.4 billion, while with the EAEU it slowed in decline from 49.9% to 17.2%, amounting to $3.85 billion. Moreover, among the EAEU countries, only Russia recorded a decline in volumes, while most EU countries chose to increase volumes.

ArmInfo.  Armenia's gross international reserves (GIR) increased by 54% year-on-year or $2.3 billion by September 2026, setting a new record at over $6.532 billion, while in the same period of 2025 the growth was more modest by 17.7% or $638.7 million - to $4.243 billion. In August alone, GIR grew moderately - by 6% (or $343.5 million), against a more moderate growth of 4.3% (or $173.6 million) a year earlier in the same month. Over the 8 months of this year, GIR increased by 28.4% (or $1.446 billion), while a year ago, for the same period, a relatively modest growth of 15.1% (or $558 million) was recorded. This is evidenced by data from the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia.

ArmInfo. On September 29, RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Alexander Timan, head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission to Armenia.

ArmInfo. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has published a technical assistance report on the assessment of Armenia's public investment management system and climate-smart approach (PIMA and C-PIMA). This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Finance.

ArmInfo. Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan received a delegation led by Alexander Ferenc Timan, head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission to Armenia.

ArmInfo. The Union of Banks of Armenia hosted a delegation of the International Monetary Fund, led by Chairman Alexander Ferenc Timan.

ArmInfo. On September 25, RA Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan received a delegation led by Alexander Timan, head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission to Armenia.

ArmInfo. The Chairman of the Water Committee of Armenia, Aramazd Ghalamkaryan, and representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission discussed the need to revise the Water Code or develop a new one, current fees for environmental use, and the Armenian government's vision for transforming water resources management.

ArmInfo. Narek Apitonyan, Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of Armenia, today received Alexander Ferenc Timan, Head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission to Armenia, and Natalia Novtova, IMF Resident Representative in Armenia.

ArmInfo. On September 23, Liana Manukyan, Chair of the National Assembly Committee on Financial, Credit, and Budgetary Affairs, and a group of parliamentarians met with a delegation led by Alexander Timan, Head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission to Armenia.

ArmInfo.  Chairman of the State Revenue Committee (SRC) Eduard Hakobyan received representatives of the missions that began operating in Armenia with the support of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to introduce international best practices for improving tax administration processes aimed at identifying unregistered workers, as well as assessing the tax authority and its capabilities in the field of international taxation using the FITAS tool (Framework for International Tax Administration Strengthening).

ArmInfo.  The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) has presented a new analytical report, «The Architecture of Industrial Transformation of Developing Economies,» analyzing how developing countries can move into the high-income category and establish themselves sustainably in this group.

ArmInfo. Deputy Chairman of the State Revenue Committee (SRC) Vrezh Mkhitaryan received representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission.

ArmInfo. In January-July 2026, the EU's share of Armenia's foreign trade increased to 19% (from 12.3% a year ago), while the EAEU's share decreased to 29% (from 36.1% a year ago). According to data from the Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia, foreign trade turnover with the EU accelerated in year-on-year growth from 9.6% to 57.2%, reaching $2.2 billion, while with the EAEU, it slowed in decline from 51% to 18.4%, amounting to $3.3 billion. Moreover, among the EAEU countries, a decline in volumes was recorded only in the Russian Federation, while most EU countries chose to increase volumes.

ArmInfo. Armenia and Georgia discussed bilateral cooperation in transport, energy, and aviation. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure, citing the meeting between the head of the ministry, David Khudatyan, and the Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, Mariam Kvrivishvili, which took place in Batumi.

ArmInfo.Armenia's gross international reserves (GIR) increased by 52.1% year-on-year, or $2.119 billion, in August 2026, setting a new record of $6.189  billion. In the same period of 2025, growth was more modest, at 19.3%, or $658.8 million, reaching $4.070 billion. In July alone, GIR  increased slightly, by 5% (or $289.7 million), compared to a modest 0.5% (or $22.2 million) growth a year earlier.

ArmInfo. RA Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure David Khudatyan will participate in the international maritime forum to be held in Batumi.   The decision to send the minister was signed by RA Prime Minister  Nikol Pashinyan.

ArmInfo. Armenia's GDP for the first half of 2026 stood at 5.167 trillion drams (exceeding $13.8 billion), growing from 2.332 trillion drams in the first quarter to  2.835 trillion drams in the second quarter. According to data from  the Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia, the annual GDP  growth accelerated in the second quarter to 6.7% (up from 5.9% a year  ago), with a much more significant increase in the reporting quarter  alone – by 19.2%. Meanwhile, the GDP deflator index increased  annually to 104.2% in Q2 2026 (from 102.4% in Q2 2025).

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.

ArmInfo. Armenia's gross international reserves (GIR) surged by 45.7% year-on-year, or by  $1.852 billion, reaching a historic high of $5.899 billion by July  2026, according to data released by the Central Bank of the Republic  of Armenia. By comparison, growth during the same period in 2025 was  a more modest 20.7% (or $693.2 million), bringing reserves to $4.047  billion.