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ArmInfo.On January 26, Ardshinbank Chairman of the Board Artak Ananyan and Brand Ambassador, Olympic Champion Artur Aleksanyan visited the patients of the “Zinvori Tun” Rehabilitation Center. The meeting between the guests and the servicemen and veterans took place in a warm and heartfelt atmosphere, becoming another expression of deep respect, support, and unity with the defenders of our country.

ArmInfo.Armenia and Azerbaijan have reached an agreement to transport liquefied natural gas and bitumen by rail via Azerbaijan. Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan shared this information on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo. The US Federal Reserve will keep the federal funds rate between 3.5% and 3.75% per annum at its meeting ending on January 28, according to most analysts and economists.

ArmInfo. Parallel imports, which allow goods to be imported into Russia without the copyright holder's consent, are proposed to be made a permanent mechanism.

ArmInfo. The Interactive Digital Mapping of GI Armenian Brandy Grape Production Zones  has been launched in Yerevan. The new digital platform  integrates vineyards, terroir data, and GI compliance tools into a single spatial system. The interactive website represents a key milestone in the EU's support to Armenia's brandy sector, combining innovation, quality protection, and rural economic development.

ArmInfo.  January 28 is Armenian Army Day, and although it is not officially recognized as “Men’s Day,” all women, by tacit consent, want to pay special attention to and congratulate the beloved and important men in their lives on that day.

ArmInfo. Idram and IDBank continue the financial literacy campaign launched about two years ago. This year’s first meeting was held online with Roboton participants aged 8–10. This was the first webinar conducted for such a young age group, during which children were introduced to essential financial concepts. Topics included the importance of budgeting, saving, and purposeful spending, as well as rules for staying safe in the digital environment.

ArmInfo.  Armenia's four telecom operators contributed 92.3 billion drams to the state  treasury in 2025, marking an 11% increase in tax revenues. According  to data from the State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Armenia,  out of this total, 324.3 million drams were paid in customs duties,  10.7 billion in direct taxes (including profit tax, income tax), and  19 billion in VAT. VIVA Armenia maintained its leadership among  Armenia's telecom operators for the fourth consecutive year, ranking  16th (compared to 14th in 2024). The company paid 18.7 billion drams  to the state treasury, including 77.6 million drams in customs  duties, 5.8 billion in direct taxes (including profit tax and income  tax), and 8.3 billion in VAT.

ArmInfo.  On January 26, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of  Armenia, Hakob Arshakyan, received a delegation led by Manoil Manev,  Deputy Chairman of the Bulgaria-Armenia Friendship Group  at the  National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria. According to the press  service of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, Babken  Tunyan, Head of the Armenia-Bulgaria Friendship Group, and group  members Alkhas Ghazaryan and Esther Ayvazyan, also participated in  the meeting.

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ArmInfo.  In Armenia, construction and design companies, as well as organizations offering technical supervision in this area, will be evaluated based on their  performance in the last three years. Yeghiazar Vardanyan, Chairman of  the RA Urban Development Committee, shared this information during a  year-end press conference on January 26.

ArmInfo.  The Turkish-Azerbaijani Solidarity and Culture Union has voiced support  for the opening of  the Alican border crossing on the  Armenian-Turkish border, also reiterating the call for the prompt  closure of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP) in Metsamor. 

ArmInfo.  According to  the Atlantic Council article on TRIPP, the successful implementation of TRIPP would make it cheaper and faster to ship products and  critical raw materials from Central Asia to Europe and beyond. "But  cheaper, faster, better connectivity also carries some risks."

ArmInfo.  The State Revenue Committee of Armenia has released the latest data on the  country's top 1,000 taxpayers. The top five  taxpayers have together  paid 279.5 billion drams ($733.1 million) to the state budget,  accounting for 14.4% of the total tax revenue from the top 1,000  list.

ArmInfo.  The number of job seekers and unemployed individuals in Armenia has been nearly halved over the past five years, as stated by Minister of Labor and  Social Affairs Arsen Torosyan  in a recent post on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo.  Idram LLC informs you that starting from February 1, 2026, payments for Viva Armenia CJSC services will no longer be available through Idram platforms.

ArmInfo. In Russia, retail sales of alcoholic beverages (excluding beer, beer-based drinks, cider, perry, and mead) will decline by 9.3% in 2025 compared to 2024, to 205.8 million decaliters (dal), according to Rosalkogoltobakkontrol.

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ArmInfo.The net profit of Armenia's banking system by the end of 2025 returned to its natural growth rate of 17% (versus 60% in 2024), exceeding 421.3 billion  drams or $1.1 billion. According to the Express Ranking of Armenian  Banks as of December 31, 2025, prepared by the ArmInfo information  agency, the virtually double-digit growth in net profit has once  again been supported by consistently active lending, rather than by  temporary short-term factors, as was the case in 2022-2023 during the  surge in foreign exchange and card transactions of relocators.