ArmInfo. Before the  construction of a large plant in Vanadzor, as promised by Narek  Karapetyan, representative of the Tashir Group of Companies, days  earlier, I hope they will first launch a small metal smelter, that  has been delayed for years. Armenian Minister of Economy Gevorg  Papoyan posted on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo.  The Armenian government has received the right to sell its 20-percent share in MTS Armenia telecom operator. The corresponding decision was made at its Cabinet  meeting  on August 7.

ArmInfo.  Armenia intends to conclude an agreement with the United Arab Emirates on trade in services and investments. The RA government considered it appropriate to sign this document at its meeting on August 7.

ArmInfo.  The Nuclear Safety Regulatory Committee of Armenia will acquire a new building. At the meeting on August 7, the RA government approved a draft decision, according to which budget funds in the amount of 25.3 million drams will be allocated for the development of design and estimate  documentation for the construction of the building.

ArmInfo.  The Alliance free economic zone operating in Armenia will be liquidated. The decision to this effect was made at the meeting of the RA government on August 7.

ArmInfo.  The Armenian authorities are taking steps to develop the potential for textile exports. For this purpose, it is planned to subsidize textile  industry enterprises that actively developed the export direction  over the previous year, but were not engaged in re-export. The  decision on this was made at the meeting of the RA government on  August 7.

ArmInfo. The information and communication technology (ICT) sector of Armenia grew by 12.6% per annum in the first half of 2025 (versus 10.4% growth a year ago), generating revenue of 552.1 billion drams ($1.4 billion).

ArmInfo.  Armenia extends the deadline for collecting state duty on reinforcement imported from third countries for another 6 months. The decision to this effect was made at a meeting of the RA government on August 7.

ArmInfo. In the first half of 2025, the main activity of 39% of taxpayers included in the list of 1000 largest taxpayers of the Republic of Armenia was trade. This is evidenced by the results of a study by the Modex consulting company.

ArmInfo. Cable ducts, metal boxes, about forty types of lamps and more than 50 other products: the company "Electrika Group" presents a range of products on the market with an affordable price-quality ratio, which allows you to solve both large construction projects and individual tasks.

ArmInfo. In Armenia, 14,609 children were born in the first half of 2025, which is 6.4% lower than the same period last year. The birth rate per 1000 inhabitants for the reporting period was 9.6 per mille, compared to 10.4 per mille the previous year, as evidenced by data from the Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia.

ArmInfo. The population of Armenia exceeded 3.084 million people by July 2025, increasing by 0.8% or 26.6 thousand people year-on-year (compared to 3.8% growth or 112.3 thousand people a year earlier), as evidenced by  data  from  the Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia.

ArmInfo. RA Minister of Finance Vahe Hovhannisyan received Roland Price, World Bank Regional Director for the South Caucasus, and Fabrizio Zarkone, the newly appointed head of the World Bank office in Armenia.

ArmInfo. Ardshinbank is the largest taxpayer in Armenia in terms of direct tax payments according to the State Revenue Committee’s results for the first half of 2025. In the first half of 2025, the bank transferred 27.27 billion AMD to the state budget in direct taxes. This figure was made possible thanks to a significant increase in profit tax and income tax.

ArmInfo. In Armenia, in the first half of 2025, the service sector saw an acceleration in its annual growth rate from 4.4% to 9.8%, reaching 1.8 trillion drams ($4.6 billion).  According to data from of the RA Statistics Committee, in June alone, the volume of services provided increased by 1.3%, totaling 322.8 billion drams ($840.2 million). The increase in the growth rate was mainly driven by  improvements in the leading information and communication and real estate sectors, as well as the maintenance of growth several areas since previous year.

ArmInfo. The top-5 countries in foreign trade with Armenia are Russia, China, UAE, Iran and Germany, with a total volume of $6.3 billion, four of these countries reduced their volumes in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024 - Russia by 54.8%, China by 15%, UAE by 69.4%, and Germany by 3.3%. This is despite the fact that a year ago the Russian Federation, China and UAE demonstrated significant growth, while Germany was experiencing a more pronounced decline.

ArmInfo.  In the first half of 2025, Armenia's  trade sector revenue slowed in annual growth from 22.9% to 3.9%, exceeding 2.9 trillion drams ($7.5 billion).   According to data from the Statistical Committee of the Republic of  Armenia, trade turnover in Armenia increased by 6.2%  in June of this  year, totaling 549.3 billion drams ($1.4 billion).

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ArmInfo.  Armenia is interested in deepening collaboration with Great Britain in  the  areas of joint industrial production, free economic zones, and innovative entrepreneurship, as stated by the Minister of Economy of Armenia, Gevorg Papoyan, during a meeting with the British Ambassador to  Armenia John Gallagher, who is concluding his mission in Armenia.

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