ArmInfo. Compared to 2018, funding for science in Armenia has increased by 280%, reaching 40.2 billion drams (as of 2024), as reported by Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Zhanna Andreasyan in Parliament on June  10.

ArmInfo. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan chaired a meeting where conceptual issues regarding tax policy were discussed.

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ArmInfo. Armenia's foreign trade with the EAEU is declining, while with the EU it is gaining momentum. Specifically, the foreign trade turnover between Armenia and the EAEU  has shifted from an impressive 3-fold growth to a noticeable decline of 61.5% in annual dynamics, while between Armenia and the EU the dynamics show a growth of  4.8%  (compared to a 24.3% decline a year ago). As a result, the volume of Armenia's foreign trade with the EAEU in January-April 2025 amounted to $2.3 billion, and with the EU - $729.3 million, according to data from  the RA Statistical Committee. Among the EAEU countries, almost all (with the exception of the Russian Federation to a significant extent) reduced volumes,  while among the EU countries, the majority preferred to increase volumes. These countries include the Netherlands, Bulgaria, France, Romania, Austria, Spain, Slovakia, Finland, Poland, Greece, Hungary. This change in  annual dynamics led to a decrease in the share of the EAEU in the structure of Armenia's foreign trade from 44.8% to 36.6% (with the Russian Federation decreasing from 44.1% to 35.1%), while  the EU's share increased from 5.2% to 11.6%. The top five trading partners of Armenia are Russia, China, the UAE, Iran and Germany, with foreign trade volumes for January-April 2025 amounting to $2.2 billion, $765.6 million, $729.5 million, $222.7 million and $140 million, respectively. 

ArmInfo. Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan received a delegation led by Frederik De Wilde, President of Philip Morris International for South and Southeast Asia, CIS, Middle East and Africa. The meeting was also attended by Minister of High-Tech Industry Mkhitar Hayrapetyan.

ArmInfo. Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Mher Grigoryan discussed prospects for developing cooperation in the field of customs regulation at a meeting with Minister for Customs Cooperation of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Ruslan Davydov.

ArmInfo. The State Revenue Committee (SRC) of the Republic of Armenia has revealed a case of distortion of tax bases and, accordingly, underestimation of real volumes of activity in the Tsaghkadzor casino.

ArmInfo. The project package of the 11th metro station "Ajapnyak" received a positive conclusion of the state comprehensive examination. According to the press service  of the Yerevan Municipality, this means that the following processes will follow: approval by the Government of Armenia of full financing, alienation and resettlement work from the affected area, preparation for the construction tender.

ArmInfo. In January-April 2025, the industrial sector of Armenia reduced production by 16.1% (against 26.1% growth a year ago) - to 812.3 billion drams (over $ 2.1 billion). Such dynamics were due to a double-digit decline in the manufacturing industry and the still sagging mining industry. According to the Statistical Committee, in April alone, industrial production was also in decline - by 3.9% to 212.4 billion drams ($ 543.7 million).

ArmInfo.  The metallurgical industry of Armenia in January-April 2025 reduced production volumes by 23% per annum (against 24% growth a year ago). This is evidenced  by the data of the Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia.

ArmInfo.  Wine production in Armenia continues to decline. Thus, according to the RA Statistical Committee, 1.8 million liters of wine were produced in January-April 2025, which is 38.8% lower than the same period last year. At the same time, the volume of sparkling wine (champagne) decreased by 28%  year-on-year to 283.1 thousand liters.

ArmInfo.  In Armenia, electricity generation in January-April 2025 increased by 4.9% per annum (against a 1.8% increase a year ago), amounting to 3,333.6 million kWh. At the same time, in April alone, electricity generation decreased by 15.5% - to 708 million kWh. This is evidenced by the data of the RA Statistical Committee.

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ArmInfo. Income tax refund within the framework of mortgage lending in Armenia is projected to peak in  2026, surpassing 100 billion drams. Following this peak,  a slowdown is expected to occur, as stated by Eduard Hakobyan, Chairman of the State Revenue Committee (SRC), on June 9 during a joint meeting of  the standing parliamentary committees while discussing the annual report <On the Execution of the State Budget of the Republic of Armenia in 2024>.

ArmInfo.EU has updated its airspace "blacklist". Along with air carriers from Afghanistan, Tanzania, Suriname, European skies remain "closed" for Armenian airlines, AeroTime reports. According to the source, on June  3, 2025, the European Commission (EC) updated its no-fly list, banning airlines from certain countries from European airspace for safety grounds.

ArmInfo.An exclusive fintech startup has been launched in Armenia - the Superra application for transactions on the secondary securities market. The banking partner of the Superra application is Converse Bank, which also serves as a correspondent for brokerage accounts of securities bought and sold through Superra,  as noted in a message from Converse Bank.

ArmInfo. In Armenia's foreign trade, transactions involving precious metals and stones have seen a  significant  decline since 2025. In January-April, these transactions amounted to 25.5% ($1.6 billion) of the total, compared to 67% ($8.9 billion) the previous year.

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ArmInfo.  The Ministry of Economy is actively involved in the development of capital market, with a specific instrument aimed at facilitating the issuance of bonds, as stated by Minister of Economy  Gevorg Papoyan on June 9 in Parliament.

ArmInfo.  Gold re-export does not significantly contribute to GDP, as stated by Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan in parliament on June 9.  To support his  argument, the Minister presented export volumes for 2023 and 2024, both with and without gold re-export. According to him, in 2023, total export deliveries were 8.5 billion drams, while excluding re-export - 6.8 billion drams. In 2024, exports reaches 13.1 billion drams, with non re-export  exports totaling 7.5 billion drams.