ArmInfo. 1.059 billion drams will be allocated to co-finance subvention programs implemented in various regions of Armenia. The decision was made at a government  meeting on April 30.

ArmInfo.  The state will increase support for companies engaged in R&D. The corresponding draft law was approved at a meeting of the Parliamentary Standing  Committee on Economic Affairs.

ArmInfo.  The process of community consolidation will continue in Armenia. At its April 30  meeting, the National Assembly's Committee on Territorial  Administration, Local Self-Government, Agriculture, and Environmental  Protection issued a positive opinion on the amendments to the Law "On  Administrative-Territorial Division" submitted by the RA government.

ArmInfo.  On April 29, the Armenia-Austria Business Forum was held at the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber in Vienna, bringing together representatives from  the Ministries of Economy of Armenia and Austria, Enterprise Armenia,  and the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, as well as representatives  from approximately a dozen Armenian companies and nearly forty  Austrian companies, providing a dynamic platform for bilateral  business engagement.

ArmInfo.  RA Ambassador to the U.S. Narek Mkrtchyan hosted Matt Haller, President and CEO of the International Franchise Association, at the embassy, along with the  organization's Chief Advocacy Officer, Mike Layman.

ArmInfo. The mathematical knowledge of the ruling power in Armenia is limited to the 5th grade if they believe that, mathematically speaking, creating 300,000 new jobs in 5 years is unrealistic. This was stated today at a press conference by Samvel Karapetyan, the leader of the largest opposition party "Strong Armenia," a renowned businessman and philanthropist.

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ArmInfo. The 15th international seminar, “Faces of Memory: Newest Technologies for Preservation and Restoration of Manuscript and Printed Heritage”, has officially been launched at the Matenadaran, with the co-financing of AraratBank and the support of the RA Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports, as well as the Delegation of the European Union to Armenia.

ArmInfo.   Minister of Health Anahit Avanesyan announced on April 29 that there are  currently no initiatives to revise insurance premium amounts for  2027. Speaking at a press conference, the Minister clarified that in  accordance with established procedure, the Ministry submits an annual  report to the National Assembly for the previous year, along with  conclusions for the following year regarding the need to revise the  amount of insurance payments.

ArmInfo.  The Armenian Ministry of Finance has introduced a  legislative amendment to  restrict companies affiliated with high-ranking officials and their  families from participating in state procurement. On April 29, the RA  National Assembly's Standing Committee on Economic Affairs approved  the second reading of the amendments to the Law "On Procurement."

ArmInfo. France intends to more actively participate in investment programs in Armenia and promote the diversification of the Armenian economy. At its April 29  meeting, the Committee on Economic Affairs of the National Assembly  of the Republic of Armenia approved the draft protocol amending the  agreement with the Government of the French Republic of May 28, 2018,  submitted for ratification by the Armenian government.

ArmInfo.  In Armenia, the total amount of all payments collected by organizations or individual entrepreneurs providing passenger or freight transportation services  through an electronic platform cannot exceed 10% of the total cost of  the respective trip. At its April 29 meeting, the RA National  Assembly Committee on Economic Affairs approved amendments to the Law  "On Road Transport" submitted by MP Hayk Sargsyan.

ArmInfo.  Armenia and Bulgaria have agreed to expand cooperation in the areas of social security and labor migration. This was reported by the press service of the  Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, citing the meeting between  Bulgarian Ambassador to Armenia Nikol Nikolov and Armenian Minister  of Labor and Social Affairs Arsen Torosyan.

ArmInfo.  Hayk Sargsyan, a member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia from the ruling Civil Contract faction, proposed legislatively restricting the  participation of some citizens in online casinos. The National  Assembly Committee on Economic Affairs is discussing amendments to  the law "On the Regulation of Gambling Activities" and a package of  related documents submitted by the member of parliament at its  November 29 meeting.

ArmInfo.  A meeting of the Council on Customs Reforms and Risk Management was held in Yerevan, chaired by Eduard Hakobyan, Head of the State Revenue Committee of  the Republic of Armenia. The meeting focused on current reforms and  new initiatives in the customs system.

ArmInfo. In January-March 2026, 453,138 tourists visited Armenia, an 18.2% increase compared to the same period last year, according to the Tourism Committee of  Armenia.

ArmInfo. Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure David Khudatyan today received a delegation led by Elisabetta Falcetti, Executive Director  for Turkey and the Caucasus at the European Bank for Reconstruction  and Development (EBRD).

ArmInfo. The Ministry of Finance of Armenia and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have confirmed their readiness to continue and deepen effective and  constructive cooperation. This was reported by the press service of  the Ministry of Finance, citing the results of a meeting between  Minister of Finance Vahe Hovhannisyan and the newly appointed IMF  Resident Representative in Armenia, Natalija Novta.

ArmInfo.  Beginning in August of this year, the IMF Resident Representative in Armenia will rotate, with Natalya Novta taking over as Resident Representative.  As  reported by the RA Government Press Service, the new IMF Resident  Representative was introduced to Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan  during a meeting with current Resident Representative Umang Ravat.

ArmInfo. The State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Armenia (SRC) has officially launched the ExIm information platform. The project was implemented  at the initiative of the SRC with the support of the German  government and through the German Society for International  Cooperation (GIZ), in accordance with the requirements of the Trade  Facilitation Agreement.