ArmInfo. Armenia's metallurgical industry significantly increased production volumes in January-August 2026, growing by 43.3% year-on-year (compared to a 7% decline a year ago). According to the RA Statistics Committee, this dynamic was largely driven by the transition from a downward trend in copper concentrate production, the dominant segment, to double-digit growth, as well as improved performance in other metallurgical products, with the exception of ferromolybdenum, which continues to decline.

ArmInfo. Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure David Khudatyan received the British Ambassador to Armenia, Alexandra Cole.

ArmInfo. Team Telecom Armenia has become a technology partner for the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17), which will be held in Armenia.

ArmInfo. Armenia is participating in the international bar and spirits industry exhibition Bar Convent Berlin (BCB), which is taking place from October 12th to 14th in Berlin.

ArmInfo.  Within the framework of "The Power of One Dram" initiative, AMD 4,648,503 accumulated during September was directed to organizing the "Climate Change and Women" award ceremony, which aims to highlight women's contributions to combating climate change and preserving biodiversity.

ArmInfo. Over the past six years, GPM Gold has faced significant operational and organizational challenges. The company fundamentally changed its approach to developing the Sotk deposit, transitioning to underground mining, restructuring its production processes, and strengthening its focus on safety. Today, the Sotk mine is operating at its designed capacity, while the Ararat Gold Recovery Plant processes ore from the Sotk and Meghradzor deposits. We spoke with Anatoly Gogotin, General Director of GPM Gold, about how the company navigated this challenging period, the priorities for the Ararat Gold Recovery Plant, and the strategic areas that will shape GPM Gold’s next stage of development.

Arminfo. The attractiveness of the integration framework should attract new members to the EAEU (Eurasian Economic Union). This view was expressed on October 13 during a video bridge on the topic: by Aram Sargsyan, leader of the Democratic Party of Armenia and coordinator of the Miasin public movement.

ArmInfo. The development of Amulsar is a much larger problem than the development of a single mine, which is turning Armenia into a raw materials appendage of the global economy. This is stated by Levon Zurabyan, Deputy Chairman of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) under the first president, Levon Ter-Petrosyan.

ArmInfo. Oleg Belozerov, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Russian Railways (RZD), will arrive in Yerevan on October 13. Sources familiar with the situation told ArmInfo.

ArmInfo. On October 12, a specialized working meeting with the leadership of the Rescue Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia was held in Yerevan as part of a business mission of Russian companies. The meeting focused on prospects for cooperation in the field of digitalization and the expansion of supplies of modern Russian fire and rescue equipment.

ArmInfo. A delegation led by Armenian Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan is participating in the 2026 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group in Bangkok, Thailand. During the visit, the minister met with Yevgeny Rugenaat, Executive Director of the World Bank Group, of which Armenia is a member.

ArmInfo. Armenia and Barcelona discussed the possibility of implementing joint applied research projects in the field of vocational training. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of High-Tech Industry, citing the results of Deputy Minister Gevorg Mantashyan's visit to the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS).

ArmInfo.A new biodiversity park will be established in the heart of the capital, covering approximately 1.2 hectares adjacent to the Matenadaran. This latest project, dedicated to the 35th anniversary of IDBank’s founding, is being implemented jointly with Matenadaran, with the parties having signed a memorandum of understanding and an agreement․

ArmInfo. The business communities of Armenia and Belgium discussed opportunities for cooperation and the formation of new partnerships. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Economy, citing the meeting "Connecting Businesses, Creating Opportunities" organized by the Embassy of Belgium in Armenia and the Belgian-Armenian Chamber of Commerce.

ArmInfo. The Armenian Parliament ratified an agreement on the provision of a $240 million loan by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to Armenia for the implementation of a project to develop the housing and mortgage market in Armenia. The draft law was presented at an extraordinary session of Parliament by Deputy Minister of Labor and Welfare Lusine Kocharyan.

ArmInfo. Armenia's economy will grow by 5.8% in 2026. Despite the gradual normalization of domestic demand, the country's economy will maintain sustainable growth rates, and inflation will approach the Central Bank of Armenia's target level in subsequent years. This is stated in the new Regional Economic Review (Fall 2026) published by the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD), which contains forecasts for economic growth, inflation, and other macroeconomic indicators in Armenia for 2026-2029.

ArmInfo. The Amulsar gold mine is expected to produce approximately 210,000 ounces of gold per year. This was announced at the project launch ceremony attended by RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

ArmInfo. The saga of the Amulsar gold mine project is nearing completion, with the start of deposit development today. RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced this on October 10 at a ceremony dedicated to the launch of the Amulsar mine.

ArmInfo. On October 9, RA Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan participated in a seminar on "The Current State and Prospects for the Development of Urban Development."

ArmInfo.  Armenian agricultural products and mineral water may appear on the Omani market. This issue became the subject of discussions held between the Deputy Minister of Economy of the Republic of Armenia Arman Khojoyan and the representative of the SABCO group of companies of the Sultanate of Oman, the General Director of the National Company for the Production of Mineral Water, which is part of the group,  Samir Al-Baluchi.