ArmInfo.Armenia will participate in MITT 2026, the international tourism exhibition.

ArmInfo.Ameriabank's inclusion in the London Stock Exchange's (LSE) FTSE 100 index is a bright green light for international investors, signaling the opportunity to enter a high-quality market with a clear and predictable governance environment. This was stated by Armen Nurbekyan, Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia.

ArmInfo. Eduard Hakobyan, Chairman of the State Revenue Committee (SRC), will visit Tashkent from March  11 to 14.

ArmInfo. Ameriabank's inclusion in the FTSE 100 index of one of the world's leading exchanges, the London Stock Exchange, is an unprecedented event for  the Armenian economy, according to Arman Barseghyan, Director of Retail Banking at Ameriabank.

ArmInfo. The US dollar is confidently strengthening against major global currencies amid the ongoing escalation of the Middle East conflict.

ArmInfo. Wealthy Asian citizens have decided to postpone relocation to Dubai and are looking for ways to reduce their assets in the Middle East, Bloomberg reports, citing investment firm representatives.

ArmInfo. As part of amendments to the MTPL General Conditions, increased insurance amounts and maximum compensation limits will come into effect on April 1, 2026, as was noted in a statement published by the Motor  Insurers' Bureau of Armenia on March 9.

ArmInfo. The Bacon Holding CJSC has received $6 million from the EU- Armenia SME Fund, managed by the Amber Capital Armenia investment fund, to support its comprehensive development strategy, the Fund's press service reports. It is noted that the Fund has acquired a significant minority stake in the company, the amount of which is not disclosed.

ArmInfo.In 2025, 32,042 children were born in Armenia, a decrease of 4.6% compared to the previous year. The birth rate per 1,000 inhabitants for the reporting year was 10.4 per thousand, down from 11.1 per thousand in the  previous year.

ArmInfo.Trade between Armenia and Russia is continuing to grow and  showing progressive dynamics,  as stated by Sergey Solomin, Russia's Trade Representative in Armenia, during a press conference on March 9. According to him, the decline in mutual trade figures in 2025 is due to the fact that  a significant volume of re-exported precious metals and stones were previously included in the trade turnover.

ArmInfo.In Armenia, the per capita debt burden reached $4.700 by January 1, 2026 (compared to  $4.200 in 2024). Moreover, the per capita debt burden from external debt increased from $2.100 to $2.300 (by 9.5%) in 2025, and from domestic debt from $2.1 thousand to $2.400 (a 14.3% increase).

ArmInfo.AraratBank has been named RIA Money Transfer's Partner of the Year in Armenia for 2025 — the seventh consecutive year the Bank has earned this recognition. The achievement speaks to a long-standing and highly effective partnership, as well as AraratBank's consistently strong and leading position in the country's financial sector.

ArmInfo.Armenia's population will reach 3.097 million by 2026, showing a 0.7% increase, or 20,800 people, compared to the 2025 estimate, according to data from the Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia.

ArmInfo. In January 2026,  Armenia's service sector increased revenue to AMD 318 billion ($836.8  million), decelerating in annual growth from 12.6% to 7.4%. This  trend was primarily driven by a slowdown in the dominant financial  sector, from 29% to 1.7%.

ArmInfo. Armenia's trade sector  generated revenue of 414.7 billion drams ($1.1 billion) in January  2026, decelerating significantly in year-on-year growth from 9.9% to  a stagnant 0.7%. This trend was driven by a decline in the dominant  wholesale trade sector.

ArmInfo.The fourth meeting of the joint Armenian-Russian Coordination Committee for the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP) Unit 2 life extension project was held in Yerevan.

ArmInfo. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a decision and approved the list of government bodies and other structures comprising the Armenian side of the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation between Armenia and Hungary.

ArmInfo. In February 2026, annual inflation in Armenia's consumer market accelerated to 4.3% (from 2.5% the previous year). This was driven by a 6.9% increase in food prices and a 3.2% increase in service tariffs, along with a slight 0.9% increase in non-food prices.

ArmInfo. In January 2026, Armenia experienced a boost in its economic activity, with annual  growth rising from 7.1% to 7.6%. At the same time, the decrease in the foreign trade slowed down. According to the latest data from the RA Statistics Committee, the main drivers of annual growth were the  construction, energy, and industrial sectors, while the services sector made a modest contribution and the trade sector had a negligible impact. 

ArmInfo.Armenia's metallurgy sector saw  a significant increase in production averaging 28.8% year-on-year in January 2026 (compared to a 17% decline a year earlier). According to data from the Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia, the growth was fueled by an uptick in the  production of  copper concentrate, as well as improved dynamics in the production of all metals in Armenia, excluding  ferromolybdenum.