Economist: It`s too early to assess economic benefits of new freight  routes passing through Armenia
 Thursday, November 6 2025,

ArmInfo. It's too early to assess the economic benefits of the Trump route (TRIPP) or of  grain supplies to Armenia through Azerbaijan, according to economist  Ashot Farsyan, a member of the "In Our Way" movement.

82% of tax revenues and state duties planned for 2025  already   secured- RA SRC Chairman
 Thursday, November 6 2025,

ArmInfo.  As of the end of October, 82% of the tax revenues and state duties planned for 2025 have been secured, as stated by Eduard Hakobyan, Chairman of the  State Revenue Committee (SRC), during a government session on  November 6. He  noted that tax revenues had increased by 14%.

I hope we don`t jinx it: Pashinyan commends Iranian company for  "unprecedented construction speeds"
 Thursday, November 6 2025,

ArmInfo.  "I can't recall a builder demonstrating a construction speed that we haven't witnessed previously. I hope we don't jinx it." Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan  stated this during a government session on November 6. The meeting  approved the allocation of approximately 8.5 billion drams to finance  construction work under Tranche 4 of the North-South Transport  Corridor investment program.

Grain delivery to Armenia dynamic - premier 
 Thursday, November 6 2025,

ArmInfo.  The grain supply situation is developing very dynamically. This was stated by RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at a briefing on November 6.

Armenian pensioners to get cashless pensions 
 Thursday, November 6 2025,

ArmInfo. Armenia will now pay pensions exclusively by bank transfer. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan gave the order at a government meeting on November 6.  Pashinyan  noted that a decision had previously been made to pay pensions in  cash to citizens over 75.  However, he still can't understand why,  especially since he recently discovered that pension delivery people  are charging 500 drams for their "services."

RA MOD to get $11mln more 
 Thursday, November 6 2025,

ArmInfo.  The Armenian government has decided to allocate an additional 4 billion 371 million drams (approximately $11 million) to the Ministry of Defense. The  resolution was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers on November 6.

Health Programs Implementation Office to be responsible for  implementing Universal Health Coverage Loan Program
 Thursday, November 6 2025,

ArmInfo.  The Health Programs Implementation Office of the RA Ministry of Health has been appointed the body responsible for implementing the Universal Health Coverage Loan Program, financed by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The decision was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers on November 6 at its regular meeting.

Further cargo transportation from Russia, Kazakhstan to Armenia via  Azerbaijan - Azerbaijani railways 
 Thursday, November 6 2025,

ArmInfo.  A train carrying Kazakh grain has departed Azerbaijan for Armenia. According to Azerbaijani media, the train has already departed from Bilajari  station.

Direct rail service between Russia and Armenia through Azerbaijan and  Georgia tangible contribution to peace in the South Caucasus - Alexei  Overchuk 
 Thursday, November 6 2025,

ArmInfo.  Direct rail service between Russia and Armenia through Azerbaijan and Georgia is a tangible contribution to peace in the South Caucasus and underscores a shared commitment to cooperation. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk told reporters this, according to RIA Novosti.

First grain consignment from Russia to Armenia via Azerbaijan 
 Thursday, November 6 2025,

ArmInfo.  Russia has made the first grain shipment to Armenia via a new railway route through Azerbaijan, the Russian Ministry of Agriculture told RIA Novosti.

 Thursday, November 6 2025,

ArmInfo.

The interview of Mher Abrahamyan, Chairman of the Board of IDBank, to Khaleej Times
 Thursday, November 6 2025,

ArmInfo.Chairman of the Board of IDBank, Mher Abrahamyan, gave an interview to the world-renowned newspaper Khaleej Times. In his interview, he discussed the importance of the digitalization of IDBank’s services, international partnerships, new products, future goals, and other key topics related to the Bank’s development.

Armenian manufacturers participating  in  Occupational Safety and  Health A+A 2025 trade fair  in Dusseldorf
 Thursday, November 6 2025,

ArmInfo.Armenia is participating in the international trade fair on occupational safety and health, A+A 2025, for the first time.

In Armenia, annual inflation accelerated from 0.6% to 3.7%  in  October, driven by rising prices for food products, services in  transportation, tourism sector,  and beauty salons
 Wednesday, November 5 2025,

ArmInfo. In October 2025,  Armenian consumer market saw higher inflation of 3.7% compared to October 2024 ( 0.6%). This was primarily due to rising prices in food products and services in the transportation, tourism, and beauty  salon sectors. Inflation for the first 10 months of 2025 was 1.4%  (compared to 0.8% deflation in the same period last year), showing a  more pronounced increase in prices for services than for food and  non-food items. According to the RA Statistical Committee, inflation  of 0.3% was recorded in October of this year alone (the same as the  previous year), driven by a 0.7% and 0.4% increase in food and  non-food prices, respectively, while service tariffs fell by 0.3%. In  Yerevan, consumer prices increased by 0.3% in October, compared to a  0.4% increase in October 2024.

Central Bank Chairman: Macrostability becoming Armenia`s hallmark 
 Wednesday, November 5 2025,

ArmInfo.  Armenia's GDP is projected to reach 11. 934 billion drams in 2026, as stated by RA Minister of Finance Vahe Hovhannisyan during a November 5 meeting of the NA Committee on Financial, Credit, and Budgetary Affairs, when summarizing the outcomes of discussions in the National Assembly.

AraratBank – Title Sponsor of Urartu Football Club
 Wednesday, November 5 2025,

ArmInfo. Urartu Football Club and ARARATBANK OJSC announce the launch of partnership. On November 4, an official signing ceremony took place at the Club's training facility, at which AraratBank took over as the title sponsor of the Club.

SCR, Armenian Tourism Federation sign Memorandum of Collaboration
 Wednesday, November 5 2025,

ArmInfo.  The South Caucasus Railway (SCR) and the Armenian Tourism Federation signed a Memorandum of Collaboration. The document was signed by SCR Director Alexey Melnikov and Chairman of the Armenian Tourism Federation Mekhak Apresyan on November 5 in Yerevan.  Prior to signing the document, the parties discussed the outcomes of new joint initiatives to develop rail tourism in Armenia.

SCR Director: Rail route through Azerbaijan to be in demand
 Wednesday, November 5 2025,

ArmInfo.  The transit of Russian and Kazakh grain through Azerbaijan is a significant event - this route will be in demand among our partners, as stated by Alexey Melnikov, Director of the South Caucasus Railway (SCR), during a  press conference in Yerevan.

 Wednesday, November 5 2025,

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Economic growth down in Jan-Sept 2025 
 Wednesday, November 5 2025,

ArmInfo. In Armenia, economic activity growth slowed to 7.6% annually in January-September 2025 (from 8.7% in the same period of 2024). Moreover, the industrial sector, which was one of the growth drivers a year earlier, is  weakening the pace of economic growth with the current downturn.  According to the final data of the RA Statistics Committee, this is  accompanied by a deterioration in the foreign trade trend from  significant growth to a significant decline.

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