ArmInfo. Moscow will have to reconsider the entire range of economic relations with Yerevan if Armenia joins the European Union (EU). This was stated to journalists  by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk.

ArmInfo. From 24 June 2025 Jazeera Airways will start operating flights on the route Kuwait-Yerevan-Kuwait. Flights will be operated 3 times a week: every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, "Armenia" International Airports" CJSC. 

ArmInfo.The Armenian government has allocated 2.1 billion drams to co-finance 23 subvention programs in 17 communities of the country. The decision was made on March 27 at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers.

ArmInfo. Due to the threat of foot-and-mouth disease,  the head of the Inspection Authority for Food Safety of Armenia has issued an order to temporarily ban the import of several meat products from Germany and other countries, specifically of German origin, starting from March 26, 2025.

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ArmInfo. Even if we overlook the high interest rates on the 5th tranche of Armenian Eurobonds, their placement could only be deemed  if they were used to  improve and modernize the economic structure, rather than to cover  the budget deficit, as stated by Vardan Bostanjyan, Doctor of  Economics and Professor at Yerevan State University, in an interview  with ArmInfo.

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ArmInfo.  Armenia and Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region of China, will cooperate on matters concerning the prevention of double taxation and  tax  evasion.  The National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia ratified  the relevant draft agreement at a plenary session on March 26.

ArmInfo. The ruling Civil Contract faction in Armenia failed to vote on the amendments to the law on state pensions submitted by the opposition Armenia faction.  Only 32 parliamentarians voted for the adoption of the document, with  58 against and 1 abstention.

ArmInfo. The Ministry of High-Tech Industry of Armenia intends to deepen cooperation with Quantori, a company that specializes in the development of software,  algorithms, and data processing in the fields of healthcare and  biology.

ArmInfo. Private sector debt  burden in Armenia will continue to grow. Rapid lending growth in 2024  and the projected strong expansion in 2025 (close to 5%) mean that  Armenia's private sector debt to GDP ratio will likely recover to  trend levels faster. The continued rapid accumulation of leverage,  especially in the household sector with its steadily low savings  rate, remains a long-term concern, according to S&P Global Ratings'  report "Central Asia and Caucasus Banking Sector Outlook".

ArmInfo. Armenia aims to  enhance trade and economic relations with Iran and increase bilateral  trade turnover to $3 billion, as stated by Armenian Foreign Minister  Ararat Mirzoyan at a joint press conference with his Iranian  counterpart Abbas Araghchi.

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ArmInfo. Russia is playing a growing role  as a key partner  for Armenia in the field of digital transformation. A similar opinion was expressed on March 25 during a  press conference by Alexey Ordin, the digital attache of the Trade  Representation of the Russian Federation in Armenia, referring to the  results achieved over the past year.

ArmInfo.  At the initiative of the Trade Representative of the Russian Federation in Armenia, the third Russian-Armenian Construction Forum will be held in Yerevan on  March 27, as stated by the Trade Representative of the Russian  Federation in Armenia, Anna Donchenko, during a press conference on  March 25.

ArmInfo. In Armenia, the industrial price index increased in January-February 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, rising from 100.8% to 102.2%. This increase  occurred amidst a worsening  annual trend in the industrial sector,  which shifted from a 28.9% growth to a 19.4% decline, with a total  volume of 380.5 billion drams ($959 million), as evidenced by  preliminary data from the RA Statistical Committee. 

ArmInfo. In Armenia, economic activity growth in January-February 2025 significantly slowed to 4.1% per annum (from 13.6% in the same period of 2024). Moreover, the  industrial sector, which was a growth driver a year earlier, is now  experiencing a double-digit decline.  According to preliminary data  from the RA Statistics Committee, this decline was accompanied by a  deterioration in the foreign trade, shifting from several-fold growth  to a significant decline.