ArmInfo.  Currently, Yerevan's Zvartnots Airport is operating at almost twice its design  capacity, according to Elinar Vardanyan, a member of the National  Assembly of the Republic of Armenia from the opposition "Armenia"  faction.

ArmInfo.  An official reception with King Felipe VI of Spain was held as part of the FITUR  2026 international tourism exhibition.

ArmInfo. Regulations 7/01, 7/02, 7/04, and 7/05,  governing the activities of companies providing services using  cryptoassets in Armenia, will come into force on January 31, 2026.   This was noted in a statement by the Central Bank of the Republic of  Armenia.

ArmInfo. EasyPay LLC informs that, as a result of Viva Armenia CJSC unilaterally terminating the cooperation, starting from February 1, 2026, payments for Viva Armenia CJSC services will no longer be accepted through EasyPay payment instruments. 

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ArmInfo. In 2025, Azerbaijan exported $788,800 worth of products to Armenia.

ArmInfo. Prices of key precious metals reached new all-time highs earlier in Friday's trading amid heightened geopolitical risks and a weakening US dollar.

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ArmInfo. The Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission has approved the draft Agreement on Electronic Commerce in Goods in the Eurasian Economic Union and  has sent it to member states for the internal procedures necessary  for the document's signing.

ArmInfo. Under the chairmanship of RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, a meeting was held to discuss conceptual issues regarding tax policy for the coming  years.

ArmInfo. Narek Karapetyan, coordinator of the "In Our Way" movement, is confident  that economists must take the helm of Armenia's leadership. He stated  this in an interview with the Public Television of Armenia.

ArmInfo. Iran is extremely important for Armenia, as it is an integral part of our energy balance, as stated by economist Aghasi Tavadyan  in an  interview with an ArmInfo reporter. He was commenting on US President Donald Trump's recent threat to impose a 25% tariff on imported goods  for countries trading with Iran.

ArmInfo. The Armenian interbank foreign exchange market saw a significant shift in trading dynamics  during the week of January 19 to 23, 2026. While dollar transactions decreased,  ruble transactions maintained their  growth momentum. No euro transactions were conducted. Specifically, the trend in dollar transactions shifted from a 79% growth to a 65% decline, while the growth of ruble transactions slowed significantly, from 7.8 times to 29%. This resulted in the weekly ruble volume transactions regaining their its 2.2-fold lead over dollar transactions, while the previous week, dollar transactions still  dominated (2-fold). 

ArmInfo. In 2025, the target areas of the Market Surveillance Inspection Body's activities  were motor gasoline and diesel fuel, toys, low-voltage equipment,  products for children and adolescents, and ensuring the uniformity of  measurements, as stated  by Armen Kotolyan, Head of the Market  Surveillance Inspection Body, during a press conference on January  23.

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ArmInfo. Before 2025, when the turnover tax for small businesses was 5%, many companies reached the 120 million AMD ceiling and chose to stop growing.   Businesses often intentionally "marked time," or underreported their  actual turnover to avoid transitioning into a higher tax bracket, as  stated by Aghasi Tavadyan, an economist and Associate Professor at  the Armenian State University of Economics, in an interview with  ArmInfo,  shareing his concerns regarding the economic proposal by  Samvel Karapetyan to exempt small businesses from the tax burden.

ArmInfo.  Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Mher Grigoryan and Executive Director of  Corporacion America S.A. Martin Eurnekian have signed the fifth  amendment to the concession agreement for the management of Zvartnots  International Airport in Yerevan. The primary highlight of the  document is a significant extension of the management term. Under the  new terms the concession period is extended by more than 40 years.  The agreement will now remain in effect until December 31, 2067.

ArmInfo.  The arbitration panel formed to consider the investment dispute regarding the  expropriation of the Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA) company has  confirmed the binding force of the emergency arbitrator's decision,  as noted in a statement issued by the Defense Council for Samvel  Karapetyan, head of the Tashir Group of companies. 

ArmInfo. The Armenian government, in the "Artsrun Hovhannisyan style," is presenting its defeat in Stockholm as a victory. This was stated in a statement by the Defense Council of Samvel Karapetyan. As a reminder, during the  44 days of Artsakh's war against Azerbaijani- Turkish aggression,  Armenian Defense Ministry spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan has been  broadcasting daily operational updates from the front and answering  journalists' questions, declaring "we will win."

ArmInfo. The Stockholm Arbitration Tribunal has completely dismissed the claims filed by the Karapetyan family in the Electric Networks of Armenia case, the Armenian government's press service reported.