IDBank and Henley & Partners Successfully Held the “Invest Beyond Borders: Global Mobility & Private Banking” Event in Yerevan
 Thursday, June 19 2025,

ArmInfo.On June 13, the exclusive event “Invest Beyond Borders: Global Mobility & Private Banking” was held at the Dvin Hall of The Alexander, a Luxury Collection Hotel, in Yerevan. The gathering was jointly organized by IDBank and Henley & Partners.

AraratBank holds Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
 Thursday, June 19 2025,

ArmInfo. On June 19, 2025, AraratBank held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, which took place at Hartak Conference Hall of the DVIN hotel complex.

Pashinyan will not attend EAEU forum in Minsk on June 26-27
 Thursday, June 19 2025,

ArmInfo. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will not attend the Eurasian Economic Union  (EEU) forum in Minsk on June 26-27; the Armenian side will participate in the event remotely, as stated by Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov following a meeting with President Alexander  Lukashenko to discuss preparations for the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council and the Eurasian Economic Forum. He also  shared some details some details about the upcoming high-level events  with journalists

Ruling party MP: The Committee on Economic Affairs does not currently  have a bill regarding the nationalization of the "Electric Networks  of Armenia" in circulation
 Thursday, June 19 2025,

ArmInfo.Currently, the Committee on Economic Affairs does not have a draft law on the nationalization  of the "Electric Networks of Armenia", as the government has not yet submitted this bill to the parliament. Sergey Bagratyan,  MP from the  "Civil Contract" faction,  stated this in a conversation with journalists on June 19.

 Thursday, June 19 2025,

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Decline in mortgage lending in Armenia due to canceled reimbursement of income tax 
 Thursday, June 19 2025,

ArmInfo. The comparative calm in the first months of 2025 on the mortgage lending market in Armenia was a consequence of the so-called progressive growth in December.  In an interview with an ArmInfo correspondent, experts explained the  strong influx of people wishing to take out a mortgage before the end of 2024 by the fact that the tax deduction mechanism for these loans will be canceled from 2025. In fact, as they explained, everyone who managed to get a mortgage loan before the current year will have the opportunity to use the preferential mechanism.

Acba Bank to allocate AMD 6bln to payment of dividends for 2024 
 Thursday, June 19 2025,

ArmInfo. At the annual general meeting, Acba Bank shareholders decided to allocate 6.584 billion drams or 1100 drams per share from the net profit of 28.8 billion drams received in 2024 to pay dividends. This was noted in the  statement of Acba Bank published on June 18.  According to the decision on the payment of dividends, the payments should be completed on June 20, 2025.

Armenian trucks with brandy cross Armenian-Georgian border - State Revenue Committee
 Thursday, June 19 2025,

ArmInfo. The State Revenue Committee (SRC) of Armenia reports that the issue of temporarily suspending the passage of Armenian trucks through the Armenian-Georgian border due to the accumulation of goods at Georgian customs offices in recent days has been resolved. In particular, this concerned the accumulation of trucks with Armenian bottled brandy. 

 Wednesday, June 18 2025,

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 Wednesday, June 18 2025,

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Tashir Group of Companies sees no risks for its business in Russia
 Wednesday, June 18 2025,

ArmInfo. The Tashir Group of Companies, owned by billionaire Samvel Karapetyan, who is currently under investigation in Armenia, sees no risks for its business in Russia and continues its work, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the group's Telegram channel. The Investigative Committee of Armenia has accused Karapetyan of inciting the seizure of power; he has been detained and does not admit his guilt.

Economy Minister  on the situation around cognac products: We are  ready to undergo international expertise
 Wednesday, June 18 2025,

ArmInfo. Armenia has proposed to the Georgian side a mechanism for work together to conduct an examination of cognac products that are under suspicion. Minister of Economy of Armenia Gevorg Papoyan announced this  during the government session in Parliament, while responding to questions from deputies.

New head of IMF mission in Armenia meets with Minister of Territorial  Administration and Infrastructure
 Wednesday, June 18 2025,

ArmInfo.  A meeting with a delegation of the International Fund (IMF), led by Alexander Timan, the newly appointed head of the mission, was held at the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure, according to the press service of the department.

Economy Minister receives IMF delegation 
 Wednesday, June 18 2025,

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.

 Wednesday, June 18 2025,

ArmInfo.

PSRC fines Electric Networks of Armenia 10 million drams
 Wednesday, June 18 2025,

ArmInfo. In unison with the campaign launched today against Electric Networks of Armenia CJSC, the Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC) fined the company 10  million drams for technical and commercial violations recorded) at a meeting  on June 18, as reported by PSRC.

 Wednesday, June 18 2025,

ArmInfo.

Francoise Jacob: Armenia can prove itself as a regional leader in tourism and biodiversity at COP17
 Wednesday, June 18 2025,

ArmInfo. In the upcoming year and a half, as we approach the Conference of the Parties on Biodiversity (COP17) in Yerevan, Armenia must demonstrate its leadership in biodiversity conservation across all sectors of the economy  at various venues and forums, as stated by the UN Permanent  Representative to Armenia, Francoise Jacob, during the HIF Yerevan 2025 Hospitality Investment Forum, emphasizing the importance of the hospitality sector in supporting this. 

Ardshinbank Continues to Expand Its Network of Modern Branches
 Wednesday, June 18 2025,

ArmInfo.   On June 17, Ardshinbank celebrated the grand opening of its new Sebastia branch.

 Wednesday, June 18 2025,

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