ArmInfo.  Russia is proving its status as Armenia's primary trade and investment partner  in practice. Mikhail Kalugin, Director of the Fourth Department of  the CIS Countries at the Russian Foreign Ministry, shared with RIA  Novosti his assessment of Armenian- Russian relations this year.

ArmInfo.The most anticipated days of the year are approaching, and the festive atmosphere is everywhere. The Big Christmas Market with Coca-Cola 2025 exhibition-fair, which will take place this year from December 17 to 21 at the Meridian Expo Center, makes these days even more memorable.

ArmInfo.At a meeting with a delegation led by Nancy Lee, Vice President of Business Development at Supermicro, Armenia's Minister of High-Tech Industry, Mkhitar Hayrapetyan expressed Armenia's interest in attracting high-tech companies and implementing investment programs.

ArmInfo.The goal of the energy document signed between Armenia and the United States on August 8 in Washington is to assist Armenia in diversifying its electricity sources, US Ambassador to Armenia Kristina Kvien stated in an interview with CivilNet.

ArmInfo.  Another shipment of wheat is being transported to Armenia via Azerbaijan.  Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan made this statement to journalists   on December 15, without specifying the country of origin. Denying  that fourth-grade wheat was being imported into the country, he noted  that the previous shipment contained 2,000 tons of third-grade wheat.

ArmInfo. The Georgian  region of Kakheti annually exports $200 million worth of wine, while the Armenian region of Vayots Dzor only exports $2-2.5 million. Narek  Karapetyan, coordinator of the "In Our Way" movement, stated this in  a video address, when commenting on RA Minister of Economy Gevorg  Papoyan's assertions that Armenia's Vayots Dzor region has become a  major winemaking region.

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ArmInfo.  Armenia has significantly improved control of products subject to phytosanitary  supervision at border crossing points, as stated  by Sergei Dankvert,  Head of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary  Surveillance of Russia (Rosselkhoznadzor), during a meeting with  Tigran Petrosyan, Head of the Food Safety Inspectorate of Armenia, in  Moscow.

ArmInfo. Under the leadership of RA Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure David Khudatyan, Armenia officially participated in the Resources of  Tomorrow exhibition for the first time as part of  London Mining  Week. This platform, which shapes key trends and investment policies  in the metals market, is an important opportunity to attract the  attention of international investors.

ArmInfo.EIB Global will provide a €100 million loan to Ardshinbank to boost access to finance for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-caps in Armenia.

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ArmInfo.As of November 30, 2025, tax revenues (income and state duties) to the state treasury of Armenia amounted to 2 trillion 441.9 billion drams,  falling short of the planned 2 trillion 720.3 billion drams for the current year, as reported by the Budget Office of the RA National Assembly.

ArmInfo.  Armenia ranked sixth among the largest fish exporters to the Russian market,  as reported by RIA Novosti, based on data from the UN Comtrade  platform and national customs agencies.

ArmInfo. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, along with the heads of government of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council member states, visited the Atom Museum in  Moscow.

ArmInfo.  Intelligent Management Holding, founder and shareholder of EFES Insurance Company and Vardanants Innovative Medical Center, announces the debut issue  of registered coupon bonds in AMD and USD in the amount of 1 billion  AMD and 2.5 million USD. Ameriabank will act as the underwriter.  According to Ameriabank's announcement, during the period from  December 15, 2025 to March 27, 2026 inclusive,  Ameriabank CJSC is  arranging the public offering of Intelligent Management LLC nominal  coupon- paying book entry bonds.

ArmInfo.  Rosatom head Alexey Likhachev has praised the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant as the best nuclear project of the Soviet Union, having survived a major  earthquake, As reported by Interfax, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail  Mishustin and the heads of official delegations participating in the  International Conference on Cooperation in Science and Technology  toured the Atom Museum exhibit at VDNKh in Moscow on December 12.  During the presentation, Likhachev discussed Rosatom's cooperation  with other countries, highlighting the history of the Armenian  Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP) and its VVER-440 seismic-resistant  reactors. It survived the Spitak earthquake in 1988 and was shut  down. However, the second power unit was subsequently restored and  restarted.

ArmInfo.  Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan, Chairman of the Armenian Commission on Border Delimitation with Azerbaijan, confirmed that the issue of oil and  petroleum product exports from Azerbaijan to Armenia was recently  discussed in Gabala with Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Shahin  Mustafayev.

ArmInfo. On December 12, Globbing (Global Shipping LLC) launched its debut issue of AMD and USD registered coupon bonds in Armenia, totaling 1.5 billion AMD and  $2 million. The initial placement is scheduled to be completed on  February 12, 2026. This was stated in a statement by Converse Bank.

ArmInfo. AraratBank participated in the GoTeach Career Fair hosted by Teach For Armenia, which included a panel discussion on “Preparing for the Future of Work”.