News Armenia: Armenia's Finance Ministry is again separated
YEREVAN. - The Ministry of Finance has been again separated: the State Revenue Committee (SRC) has come out of its composition. According to the acting legislation, President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan ...
News Armenia: Armenia to stop servicing Russia's Mir payment cards by April
Armenian banks will stop servicing Russia's Mir payment cards from March 30, Russia's National Card Payment System (NSPK) said on Tuesday, creating possible spending headaches for Russians living or travelling in Armenia. Mir payment cards, Moscow's alternative to Visa and Mastercard, have become more important since those U.S. rivals suspended operations in Russia over the conflict in Ukraine and their cards issued in Russia stopped working abroad.
News Armenia: Armenia finance minister: Salaries to increase almost twice as much more than bonuses have become salaries
The government has brought to the National Assembly a draft law on raising the minimum wage as of January 1, 2023 in Armenia. Accordingly, the basic wage will also increase, and therefore the wages of ...
News Armenia: Armenia, Russia agree to reduce Yerevan’s debt by cost of unshipped weapons
Previously, Yerevan said that it had not yet received weapons it had already paid for, but that it was ready to resolve the issue in good faith YEREVAN, January 15. /TASS/. Armenia and Russia agreed ...
News Armenia: Opposition MP slams government over $8 billion debt and lack of Gyumri reconstruction
The Armenian government has taken on about $8 billion in debt over the past eight years but has failed to build a single new bui ...
News Armenia: Pashinian: Future In Russian-Led CSTO Will Be Based On Armenia's 'Own State Interests'
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has said any decision about Yerevan's continued membership in the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will be based on "its own state interests" after he declined to attend the current summit in Minsk.
News Armenia: World Bank warns of risks to Armenia’s economy from restrictions on exports to Russia
The World Bank (WB) has warned that the continuation and expansion by Russia of restrictions on imports of Armenian agricultural and food products could have a negative impact not...
News Armenia: Armenia's exports to EU have increased, government says
As of January-June 2026, Armenia's exports to the European Union (EU) exceeded $516 million, which is more than 80 percent higher than the same period last year—about $287...
News Armenia: Armenia Has Sharply Increased Its Exports To The EU Following The Trade War Unleashed By Russia
Exports of Armenian goods to the European market increased by 80%. Armenia has accelerated the reorientation of its foreign trade toward the European market following Russia’s imposition of import ...
News Armenia: Armenia's exports to the EU increased by over 80% in the first half of 2026
Armenian exports the European Union exceeded $516 million in January-June 2026, the Armenian government reported. ...
News Armenia: Armenia economy minister, Iran ambassador talk about bilateral economic cooperation development
Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan on Tuesday received Iranian Ambassador Khalil Shirgholami, Armenian News-NEWS.am was informed by the Ministry of Economy of Armenia.
News Armenia: US launches $201 million Trans-Caspian fund
The United States has launched a $201 million Trans-Caspian Enterprise Fund to boost private investment along the Middle Corridor, supporting regional connectivity, trade and the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace initiative.
News Armenia: The Guardian: Russia-born investor appointed by the State Department to head the TRIPP fund: he also invested in Armenia
Konstantin Sokolov, a Russia-born private equity investor from Chicago, has been appointed chairman of a new U.S. State Department enterprise fund that will oversee the spending of more than $200 ...
News Armenia: US and Armenia working on TRIPP: Witkoff speaks about railway surveys and investment mechanisms
The US has been working with Armenia and Azerbaijan over the past year to implement the agreements through railway engineering surveys, public-private coordination, and investment mechanisms, wrote Steve Witkoff, US Special Presidential Envoy for Peacekeeping Operations.
News Armenia: Ardshinbank Mobile App Now Enables Pension Fund Selection
A new feature for selecting and changing pension funds is now available in the Ardshinbank mobile app. Ardshinbank customers can now select or change their pension fund directly...
News Armenia: Tavush and Kotayk development programs presented to Armenia PM
YEREVAN. - Prime Minister of Armenia Karen Karapetyan on Monday chaired a consultation during which the best five-year development programs of Tavush and Kotayk provinces were discussed. Different ...
News Armenia: UPDATE 1-HSBC bank sells Armenian business to Ardshinbank CJSC
HSBC has agreed to sell its Armenian operation to Ardshinbank CJSC as it continues to dispose of non-core businesses and tighten its global footprint, the British bank said on Tuesday. The deal reflects HSBC's ambition to redeploy capital from "less strategic businesses to higher-growth opportunities globally", Tuesday's statement said. A spokesperson for HSBC said terms of the deal, which is subject to regulatory approvals, would not be disclosed.
News Armenia: Armenian CB head candidate: Gold deposits never bring interest
Gold in Armenia is considered a financial asset, although it has high price volatility, but zero profitability, said the candidate for the post of the Armenian Central Bank governor Martin Galstyan.
