ArmInfo.On October 8, the Faculty of Economics and Management of Yerevan State University (YSU) launched the 2nd International Conference titled “Transforming Economy: Human Capital Development, Creative Innovative Economy, Sustainable Inclusive Growth.”

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ArmInfo. Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Armenia (MIA) Armen Mkrtchyan met with representatives of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to discuss  priority areas of cooperation under the technical assistance program  "Supporting the Implementation of ADB's Disaster Risk Management  Action Plan for 2024-2030."

ArmInfo. Construction work is currently underway at the Amulsar gold mine, and at maximum capacity, the mine is expected to produce 8-10 tons of gold per year.  Armenian Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan stated this in an interview with  the research publication Hetq. He noted that this will be achieved  gradually, step by step.

ArmInfo.The RA government will assist grape procurement companies in organizing the grape procurement process. At the October 9 Cabinet meeting, the procedure for providing budget guarantees for loans allocated to economic  entities for grape procurement was approved.

ArmInfo. The Armenian government will allocate 1.582 billion drams to co-finance subvention programs in the country's regions. The decision was made at a Cabinet meeting on October 9.

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ArmInfo.From September 9 to December 31, 2025, micro, small, and medium-sized business owners in Armenia can transfer their existing business loans to Ardshinbank and receive 5% of the refinanced amount as cashback. If you have loans from several banks, you can consolidate them into a single loan and then transfer it to Ardshinbank. 

ArmInfo. In Armenia, the service sector accelerated its year-on- year growth from 5.2% to 10.2% in January-August 2025, reaching a volume of 2.6 trillion drams  ($6.6 billion). In August alone, the volume of services provided  increased by 3.8% to 359.1 billion drams ($937.2 million). This is  according to data from the RA Statistics Committee.

ArmInfo.Revenue from Armenia's trade sector in January-August 2025 slowed to 3.9% (from 20.4% a year earlier), amounting to 4.1 trillion drams ($10.6  billion). According to the RA Statistics Committee, trade turnover in  Armenia increased by 1.2% in August of this year, reaching 589.5  billion drams ($1.5 billion).

ArmInfo. Revenue in Armenia's communications sector in January-August 2025, compared to the same period in 2024, slowed from 3.8% to 2%, reaching 112 billion drams. This is according to data from the RA Statistics Committee.

ArmInfo. The Silk Road Forum will be held in Tbilisi on October 22-23. According to organizers cited by Georgian media, the main theme and slogan of the fifth forum is "Invest in Connectivity - Grow in Stability."

ArmInfo. In the Armenian banking system, the net interest margin decreased from 5% to 3% in the first half of 2025. Moreover, among large lenders, some banks lost 3-4 percentage points in this indicator over the first half of the year  (from the previous 6-7%). This is evidenced by the Financial Rating  of Armenian Banks as of June 30, 2025, prepared by ArmInfo Investment  Company.

ArmInfo.Freight transportation volumes in Armenia in January- August 2025 increased by 1.1% compared to the same period in 2024, reaching 10,620,600  tons, according to data from the RA Statistics Committee.

ArmInfo. Armenia generated 6,508.1 million kWh of electricity in January-August 2025, up 7.1% year-on-year.