ArmInfo.The transactions involving precious metals and stones in Armenia's foreign trade have started  to decline since 2025, accounting for 26% of the total volume for the year ($5.5 billion), compared to 51% ($15.4 billion) in 2024.

ArmInfo.We are pleased to announce that the Armenia Stock Exchange and the Russian-Armenian University have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at building new bridges of knowledge, experience, and opportunity between Armenia’s capital market and the academic community.

ArmInfo.Starlink, the global satellite network, will donate over 100 of its terminals  to Armenia. Armenian Minister of High-Tech Industry Mkhitar Hayrapetyan shared this information at a press conference on February 16.

ArmInfo.In 2025, Armenia's Ministry of High-Tech Industry allocated over 2 billion  drams for research and development and experimental development in  the military industry, as stated by Mkhitar Hayrapetyan, Minister of  High-Tech Industry,  during a press conference on February 16.

ArmInfo.The State Revenue Committee (SRC) of Armenia reminds that the annual income tax return for the 2025 reporting year must be submitted to the tax office between March 2 and November 1, 2026, inclusive.

ArmInfo.  "If Russia can invest in and maintain this system in a way that allows cargo to pass through Armenia, and we gain economic and political advantages as well as  security from it, then  there is no issue," as stated by   Gevorg Papoyan, a Board member of the ruling "Civil Contract party"  and  Minister of Economy, during a press-briefing on February 14.

ArmInfo.  The RA  State Revenue Committee employees  will participate in a retraining course on "Advanced Financial Crime Investigation and Digital  Intelligence" under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation  (ITEC) program. This was announced following a meeting between Rafael  Gevorgyan, Deputy Chairman of the State Revenue Committee, and  Nilakshi Saha Sinha, Ambassador of India to Armenia.

ArmInfo. The state will continue its program to support farmers during spring sowing for another year, as announced by Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan on his Facebook page. 

ArmInfo.  As part of the Romexpo 2026 international exhibition, Lusine Gevorgyan, Chairperson of the Armenian Tourism Committee, met with Laurentiu Viorel Ghide, State Secretary of the Ministry of Economy,  Digitalization, Entrepreneurship, and Tourism of Romania, Alin  Grigore, Director General of the General Directorate of Tourism, and  Dumitru Vaduva, Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania.

ArmInfo. Armenia favors access to modern technologies, and in this regard, the agreements  reached with the United States will enable the country to gain full information on the small modular reactor (SMR) technology possessed by the United States.

ArmInfo. Team Holding has announced the launch of the second tranche of its registered USD  bond placement with a volume of $10 million and a coupon yield of 8.75%. Freedom Broker Armenia investment company is the underwriter. The announcement notes that the first tranche of the placement was completed ahead of schedule, demonstrating strong market interest and  a high level of investor confidence in Team Holding.

ArmInfo. Armenia's agricultural crop insurance program will resume on February 15, 2026.  Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan shared this information on his Facebook page, noting that the decision was reached after lengthy negotiations with insurance companies.

ArmInfo.  AraratBank has been honored with Mastercard “Excellence in Strategic Marketing” Award, presented to the bank at an exclusive event summarizing Mastercard's achievements in 2025.

ArmInfo.Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure David  Khudatyan received a delegation led by Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin.

ArmInfo.In the Armenian interbank foreign exchange market from February 9 to 13, 2026, both  dollar and ruble transactions continued to decline, while euro transactions resumed. The decline in dollar transactions slowed from 24% to 3.4%, while ruble transactions declined from 69% to 4%. This resulted in the weekly volume of dollar transactions  maintaining its dominance over ruble transactions, with the gap widening from 2.2 to 2.3 times.

ArmInfo. Theoretically, replacing the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) with US mobile  nuclear multiple-unit reactors is comparable to replacing an aircraft carrier with medieval caravels.

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ArmInfo. The Armenian government is actively collaborating  with its Russian partners, focusing primarily on projects related to the Yeraskh section of the  railway  bordering with Azerbaijan and the Akhurik section  bordering  with Turkey.  David Khudatyan, Minister of Territorial Administration  and Infrastructure of the Republic of Armenia, made this statement to  the Armenian Service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

ArmInfo. The Bank of Russia's Board of Directors has decided to lower the key rate for the sixth time in a row. The increment was again 50 basis points, lowering the rate to 15.5% per annum.

ArmInfo.  Armenian authorities have decided to extend the implementation of a digital system for concluding employment contracts by one year. Amendments to the Labor Code are being discussed at an extraordinary session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on February 13.