
ArmInfo. Armenia plans to introduce a digital system for managing breeding farms and keeping records of breeding stock (PAS). Details of the new system were discussed at a meeting chaired by RA Deputy Minister of Economy
Tatevik Sargsyan.

ArmInfo.Over the past 30 years, labor productivity in Armenia has increased to $5.6 per hour, and in the last eight years alone, it has doubled, reaching $11.7 per hour, as stated by Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan at a parliamentary committee meeting on March 20.

ArmInfo.In Armenia's interbank foreign exchange market, transactions involving dollars and rubles saw significant growth from March 16 to 20, 2026, while euro transactions remained stagnant for the third consecutive week. The increase in dollar transactions slowed slightly from 76.4% to 76%, while ruble transactions accelerated from 2.3 times to 3.4 times.

ArmInfo. On March 19, 2026, in the presence of RA Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan, representatives of the RA government, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to Armenia Claudia Busch, EU Commissioner Marta Kos, as well as representatives of KFW and the European Investment Bank (EIB), RA Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan and KFW Director Veronica Garcia del Arco signed
agreements for loans and grants totaling 135 million euros to finance the Caucasus Transmission Network project.

ArmInfo.Founded in 1995 as the first insurance and reinsurance broker in Armenia, Prime Insurance Brokers LLC has officially received the prestigious Lloyd’s broker accreditation and has been registered as an authorized Lloyd’s broker gaining direct access to the world-leading insurance and reinsurance market, Lloyd’s of London, which has been operating for more than 300 years.

ArmInfo. In the Armenian insurance market, the loss ratio for compulsory motor third-party liability insurance (CMTPLI), after declining throughout 2025 from 81.8% to 76.3%, has begun to rise since 2026, reaching 80.2% in the first two months (versus 77.5% in January-February 2025). This is evidenced by data from the Armenian Bureau of Motor Insurers.

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.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. Microsoft Corp. is considering filing a lawsuit against Amazon.com Inc. and OpenAI over their $50 billion deal, The Financial Times reports, citing informed sources. According to the publication's sources, Microsoft believes the deal could violate the terms of its exclusive cloud partnership agreement with OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT.

ArmInfo. Global fuel markets continue to face supply disruptions caused by the war in the Middle East. The average price of gasoline in the US exceeded $3.75 per gallon (about 3.78 liters) for the first time since October 2023, according to pricing platform Gasbuddy.

ArmInfo. Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure David Khudatyan received a delegation from the German development bank KfW, led by Regional Director (Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia) Veronica Garcia Del Arco.

ArmInfo. A meeting of the steering committee of the Caucasus Transmission Network project was held at the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of Armenia. During the meeting, participants discussed the progress of the project, planned activities, and future funding for the project.

ArmInfo. Team Telecom Armenia once again acted as a partner for the interregional event "Strong Community," which brought together approximately 700 young people from Armenia and Javakhk.

ArmInfo.The Yerevan Traffic Management Center, established in January 2026, has already completed approximately 70% of the route network and stop comparison work, and 81 routes (64 bus, 5 trolleybus, and 12 minibus) have been digitized. Eduard Ayvazyan, Director of the Center, announced this during a working meeting of the City Hall.

ArmInfo.In 2025, there were 11,070 mortgage transactions concluded in Armenia, exceeding the
2024 figure by 32.2%, according to data from the State Committee of Real Estate Cadastre of the Republic of Armenia.

ArmInfo.In Armenia, there were 4,413 real estate purchase and sale transactions carried out by foreign citizens in 2025, a 13.4% increase compared to 2024. According to data from the State Committee of the Real Estate
Cadastre of the Republic of Armenia, foreigners accounted for 7.4% of the total number of transactions (compared to 6.7% in 2024).