ArmInfo. (INTERFAX) Citi analysts believe copper demand will remain strong in 2026, in part due to the energy transition and the boom in AI development. Electrification, grid expansion, and data center construction require significant volumes of copper used in wires and cables, as well as in distribution infrastructure, CNBC reports.

ArmInfo. Oil prices have barely budged since the US ousted Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro and President Trump pledged billions to revive the country's oil infrastructure. The president believes this initiative could lower oil prices to his goal of $50 per barrel.

ArmInfo. (finversia). Stock analysts expect steady growth in Chinese stock prices in 2026. As reported on Monday by the China Daily, this is being driven by China's independent technological development and ongoing economic recovery.

ArmInfo. Renowned American investor Jim Rogers has sold all his US stocks because he fears a correction in the American market and a slowdown in economic growth.

ArmInfo.  Increasing pensions won't solve the problems of pensioners in Armenia. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan recently used a case study, or case-control study, to  identify a similar "pattern" using the example of one specific  pensioner who complained that he couldn't heat his home with his  pension.

ArmInfo.  Armenia and Azerbaijan are exploring mutual export and import opportunities.  Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this while answering  journalists' questions during a briefing on January 8.

ArmInfo.  In December 2025, the number of tourists visiting Armenia reached 139,933. "This is the best figure ever for a December," Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan  stated at a government meeting on January 8.

ArmInfo.  As a result of the proper implementation of the Tourism Development Strategy of the Republic of Armenia for 2026-2030 and the corresponding Action Plan,  by 2030, sector revenues will reach $3.8 billion, state budget  revenues will amount to approximately $750 million, and approximately  20,000 additional jobs will be created. This was stated by Minister  of Economy Gevorg Papoyan, presenting the document at a government  meeting on January 8.

ArmInfo. Another batch of Azerbaijani gasoline will soon arrive in Armenia. Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan announced this in a conversation with  journalists on January 8.

ArmInfo. In Armenia, the share of goods declarations issued under the "Green Corridor"  procedure increased by 16.6 percentage points, according to a  statement from the State Revenue Committee of the Republic of  Armenia.

ArmInfo. Citizens who paid customs duties on electric vehicle imports last year will receive refunds. Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan announced this on his  Facebook page.

ArmInfo. The Armenian government approved the "Doctrine of Economic and Institutional Transformation of Armenia" at its January 8 meeting. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan  himself presented the document.

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ArmInfo.  The State Revenue Committee reports that in 2025, Armenia's state budget tax revenues (tax revenues and state duties) amounted to 2 trillion 725.2 billion  drams, which is 334.3 billion drams, or 14%, more than the same  figure in 2024.

ArmInfo. Cashback for pensioners and beneficiaries in Armenia may increase from 20% to 22% (20% + 2%). Armenian Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Arsen  Torosyan announced this on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo. Starting January 1, 2026, all employment contracts will be concluded exclusively electronically. Zhora Sargsyan, Head of the Labor and Employment  Department of the RA Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, announced this at a press conference on January 7.

ArmInfo.AraratBank has joined the Spandaryan Canal reconstruction project – a matter of strategic importance for Syunik region - implemented under the 2025 "Homeland and Eternity" fundraising campaign of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund.

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ArmInfo. The growth of economic activity in Armenia is driven by unstable factors, according to an analysis by the Luys Foundation of the socio-economic  development of the Armenian economy in January-November 2025.