The Minister of Economy believes that the negative impact of Armenia`s withdrawal from the Eurasian Economic Union will be small.
 Wednesday, October 21 2026,

ArmInfo. The Ministry of Economy, together with the Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance, have created a working group that conducted research into the effects of Armenia's possible withdrawal from the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan announced this to journalists during a briefing on October 21.

 Wednesday, October 21 2026,

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 Wednesday, October 21 2026,

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Kopyrkin inspected the operations of the agro-industrial complex in Lori, built with support from the EDB
 Wednesday, October 21 2026,

ArmInfo. Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin inspected the operations of the Yeremyan Projects agro-industrial complex in the Lori region, built with financial support from the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB). This was reported by the press service of the Russian Embassy in Armenia.

The Ministry of Economy is preparing a new program to facilitate cargo transportation
 Wednesday, October 21 2026,

ArmInfo. Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan announced a new state assistance program. During a meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on October 21, he announced that the assistance will this time apply to cargo transportation.

Papoyan: Exports of goods of Armenian origin to the UAE reached $130 million, an increase of 30%.
 Wednesday, October 21 2026,

ArmInfo. On October 21, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Economic Affairs approved the ratification of the Agreement on Trade in Services and Investments between the Government of the Republic of Armenia (RA) and the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration of Armenia discussed possible areas of cooperation with UNOPS representatives.
 Tuesday, October 20 2026,

ArmInfo. Armenian Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Kristine Ghalechyan received Tim Lardner, Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), and Victor Khodaiar-Pardon, Partnership Advisor at UNOPS, who are in the country for the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17).

The Armenian Minister of Finance discussed funding for priority projects with the French Ambassador.
 Tuesday, October 20 2026,

ArmInfo. Armenian Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan discussed the financing of priority projects at a meeting with French Ambassador to the Republic Florian Escudier.

Konstantin Sokolov: Teghut will reach full capacity by 2031
 Tuesday, October 20 2026,

ArmInfo. One of the main goals of acquiring the Teghut copper-molybdenum mine in Armenia's Lori region was to ensure American supply chain access to Armenia's strategically important mineral resources.

The Russian government presented a report on the economic consequences of Armenia`s possible withdrawal from the Eurasian Economic Union.
 Tuesday, October 20 2026,

ArmInfo. The decision to initiate the Republic of Armenia's accession to the European Union calls into question the full implementation of the EAEU's competences. This is stated in the report "On the Possible Consequences of the Suspension of the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union of May 29, 2014, with Respect to the Republic of Armenia," published on the Russian government's website.

 Tuesday, October 20 2026,

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The Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia: The credit gap of Armenian banks will amount to 4.3% by the end of the second half of the year.
 Tuesday, October 20 2026,

ArmInfo. The credit gap (GAP) for the second half of the year will be 4.3%, indicating that the debt burden is growing somewhat faster than revenue growth. Deputy Economy Minister Sevak Mikaelyan announced this on October 20 during a meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Financial, Credit, and Budgetary Affairs. He noted that in recent years, the consumer loan portfolio has grown by an average of 30% annually.

The EAEU has prepared a report on the possible consequences of the suspension of the EAEU Treaty of May 29, 2014, with respect to Armenia.
 Tuesday, October 20 2026,

ArmInfo. The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) has prepared a report on the possible consequences of the suspension of the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union of May 29, 2014, with respect to Armenia.

The Armenian Foreign Ministry reported how many flowers the country exported in the first 10 months of this year
 Tuesday, October 20 2026,

ArmInfo. Over the first ten months of 2026, over 908 tons of Armenian flowers were exported from Armenia to 30 countries. This was reported by Ani Badalyan, Press Secretary of the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on her official Facebook page.

The Armenian Ambassador reviewed the products of Armenian companies at the SIAL Paris 2026 exhibition
 Tuesday, October 20 2026,

ArmInfo. Armenian Ambassador to France Arman Khachatryan visited the Armenian pavilions at the prestigious international food and food industry exhibition SIAL Paris 2026 (Salon International de l'Alimentation) and met with representatives of Armenian companies.

The Armenian inspection body has denied reports that Latvian authorities had detected pesticides in Armenian tea
 Tuesday, October 20 2026,

ArmInfo. The green tea in which the Latvian Food and Veterinary Service discovered banned pesticides was of Chinese origin, packaged and imported into Latvia from Uzbekistan. This was stated in a statement by the Food Safety Inspectorate of Armenia.

Mining companies should go public: Pashinyan spoke in favor of increasing their transparency and enhancing public perception
 Saturday, October 17 2026,

ArmInfo. Representatives of the mining industry and the government signed a memorandum establishing a joint platform for discussing mining issues. A group will be created that will professionally study the sector's challenges on a daily basis, examining them from both the industry's perspective and the government's. This was announced by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, speaking to participants of the 3rd international Mining Armenia Forum.

Tashir Capital: The Armenian government`s decision on the ESA violates the international arbitration award.
 Monday, October 19 2026,

ArmInfo. The Armenian government's October 15 decision to recognize the state's preemptive right to nationalize 100% of the shares of Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA) CJSC is yet another violation of the decision of the emergency arbitrator appointed by the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce on July 22, 2025. This was stated in a statement released by Tashir Capital, the company of Strong Armenia bloc leader Samvel Karapetyan.

Idram and IDBank Participated in the Opening of My Forest Armenia’s Pavilion at COP17            
 Monday, October 19 2026,

ArmInfo. The opening of the “Forest Biodiversity: An Immersive Experience” exhibition by the “My Forest Armenia” NGO took place in the Green Zone of COP17, with representatives of IDBank and Idram in attendance.

The new head of the Civil Aviation Committee of Armenia presented his priorities for his new position.
 Monday, October 19 2026,

ArmInfo. Newly appointed Chairman of the Civil Aviation Committee of Armenia, Gevorg Torosyan, presented his priorities in his new position.

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