ArmInfo. Armenia and Egypt are considering the signing of a memorandum of cooperation to regulate labor mobility, as reported by the press service of the  Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, citing the outcomes of a  meeting between the head of the ministry, Arsen Torosyan, and the  Egyptian Ambassador to Armenia, Amal Afifi. The discussions focused  on  several issues, including the protection of labor rights and  procedures for entering the Armenian labor market.

ArmInfo. The Armenian real estate market experienced a notable downturn in 2025, with the total number of transactions falling by approximately 3,800 compared to the  previous year. The decline was most pronounced in the primary housing  market, according to data shared by Suren Tovmasyan, Chairman of the  RA Cadastre Committee, during a press conference on January 19. 

ArmInfo. The Ministry of High-Tech Industry of Armenia has reached an agreement with German partners to implement joint innovative and technological projects, as  reported by the ministry's press service, citing the outcomes of a  meeting between Deputy Minister Gevorg Mantashyan and the Mayor of  Potsdam in Germany. 

ArmInfo. Armenia plans to introduce a reverse mortgage institute - a financial  mechanism designed to allow pensioner to monetize their real estate holdings.   Suren Tovmasyan, Chairman of the RA Cadastre Committee, announced  this initiative during a press conference on January 19.

ArmInfo.  Deputy Minister of Economy of the Republic of Armenia Arman Khojoyan met with Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan Alisher  Shukurov at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) in  Germany.

ArmInfo. The Georgian government intends to fully complete the construction of roads connecting Azerbaijan and Armenia with Turkey by 2026, as part of the  Middle Corridor project.

ArmInfo. To counter the United States' seizure of Greenland, Europeans could use several levers of pressure, The Economist writes. For example, the EU could impose sanctions and tariffs, cancel the August 2025 trade agreement, and target US tech giants.

ArmInfo.  Fitch Ratings has revised the Outlook on Armenia's Long-Term Foreign-Currency (LTFC) Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to Positive from Stable and affirmed the  IDR at 'BB-'. A full list of rating actions is at the end of this  rating action commentary.

ArmInfo. The international rating agency Fitch Ratings has upgraded Armenia's rating outlook from Stable to Positive, affirming it at BB-. Armenian Prime Minister  Nikol Pashinyan wrote this on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo. In Armenia's interbank foreign exchange market from January 12 to 16, 2026, there was continued  high activity in dollar transactions, along with a  surge in ruble transactions, while no euro transactions were carried out. Specifically, the growth of dollar transactions slowed slightly  from 90% to 79%, while  ruble transactions saw a significant turnaround from an 83% decline to a 7.8-fold increase.

ArmInfo. Five years of activity, 172 beneficiaries, and more than 100 projects…

ArmInfo. The Tourism Committee of Armenia, in cooperation with the National Body of  Standardization and Metrology of  the RA Ministry of Economy, has  developed and approved national industry standards.

ArmInfo.  Counterfeit alcoholic beverages and tobacco products with fake excise stamps have been found on the Armenian market, according to the State Revenue  Committee (SRC) of Armenia.

ArmInfo. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signed a decree regulating the regulation of digital tokens and cryptobanks in the country, according to the Telegram channel "Pool of the First," which is affiliated with the presidential press service.

ArmInfo. Six leading US banks have paid out over $140 billion in dividends and share repurchases to shareholders through 2025 amid relaxed capital requirements.

ArmInfo.  The Central Bank of Armenia informs citizens that banks do not have the right to refuse to open accounts under the Social Package program. This was stated in a statement by the Central Bank of Armenia.

ArmInfo. While there are regions in Armenia where every second person lives below the poverty line, struggling to survive on 50,000 drams (about $150) per month,  facing problems even with clothing, the country's leadership, which  promised to live modestly, receives bonuses amounting to billions of  drams. Narek Karapetyan, coordinator of the "Our Way" movement, wrote  this on his Facebook page, responding to a publication by the  investigative website Hetq, according to which prime ministers and  deputy prime ministers received bonuses of 51.6 million drams (over  $135,000) in 2025. 

ArmInfo. In order to increase economic benefits and effectively compete with the Kars-Igdir-Dilichu railway, the Yeraskh-Gyumri-Akhurik railway should also be included  in the TRIPP project. Of course, Russia will oppose this, but we must  be prepared. Haykaz Fanyan, head of the ACSES analytical center,  shared his assessment.

ArmInfo. On January 15, an Armenian-Turkmen business forum, organized by the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Armenia, took place in Yerevan.

ArmInfo. Representatives of the Armenian and Azerbaijani sides conducted a  joint inspection of the current infrastructure of the Yeraskh-Sadarak  railway section on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border on January 15,  2026.