ArmInfo. In January 2026, the RA state budget expenditures amounted to 151.4 billion drams. This figure represents a 9.3% increase, or 12.9 billion drams,  compared to the same period previous year,  as stated in the  information bulletin released by the RA Ministry of Finance regarding  the execution of state budget for the first month of the year.

ArmInfo. Issues related to the passage of Armenian freight trucks across the Georgian  border fall under the jurisdiction of the Georgian Financial Police, which reports to the country's Ministry of Finance. Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan made this statement during a press-briefing.

ArmInfo.AraratBank introduces a new refinancing solution for consumer loans secured by real estate, allowing customers to transfer their loans from other financial institutions.

ArmInfo. Instead of establishing a dialogue with the environmental community to explain its mission, the gold mining company Lydian Armenia has apparently adopted the  principle of "its own inviolability" through legal protection. "From now on, the company will consistently defend its rights and the rights of thousands of stakeholders in the Amulsar project," as noted in the company's statement. 

ArmInfo.Armenia's GDP growth is expected to exceed the budgeted figure by the end of 2026, as stated by Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan during a press-  briefing  on February 26.  He attributed this belief to the  government's policies, the business community's response, and the  country's growth rate.

ArmInfo. Armenia has acknowledged the necessity for a small nuclear power plant, but has not yet determined who will be responsible for its construction, as  stated by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan  during a meeting  with foreign ambassadors, diplomats, and think tank representatives  at the Polish Institute of International Affairs.

ArmInfo. Marianna Mkrtchyan. The Eurasian vector remains key in Armenia's foreign economic relations, as evidenced by the results of 2025. This was stated by Russia's Trade Representative to Armenia, Sergey Solomin, on February 26 in Yerevan  during his speech at the opening of the international analytical  program "Eurasian Dialogue. Armenia."

 The World Bank  will provide Armenia with a EUR 70.4 million loan for the  implementation of the "Water Supply and Irrigation Systems  Improvement. Phase 1" program. At its February 26 meeting, the  Committee on Financial, Credit, and Budgetary Affairs of the National  Assembly of the Republic of Armenia approved the draft agreement with  the Bank submitted by the Government of the Republic of Armenia.

 ArmInfo. The volume of work to modernize Armenia's water supply systems has tripled in the past two years. This was announced by Aramazd Ghalamkaryan, Chairman of  the Water Committee, at a meeting of the National Assembly Committee  on Financial, Credit, and Budgetary Affairs on February 26.

 At its February 26 meeting, the Armenian government approved the signing of the Agreement on a Service for Searching for Industrial Property Objects  (Trademarks, Patents, etc.) in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).  Approved by the EEC Council in September 2025, the Agreement creates  a free, publicly accessible online tool for unified searches across  all Union countries. 

 ArmInfo. In 2025, Armenia's per capita GDP was 3,666,540 drams or $9,474. This represents a 10.7% increase in dollar terms compared to the previous year and a twofold  increase compared to 2021. Furthermore, compared to 2017, this figure  increased by $5,605, or approximately 2.5 times. This is stated in  the report on the progress and results of the implementation of the  Government of the Republic of Armenia's Program for 2021-2026 for  2025, approved at the Cabinet meeting on February 26.

ArmInfo.Qualified human resources are needed to solve issues in the energy sector - an  energy minister, a deputy minister, and responsible officials. Narek Karapetyan,  Board member of the "Strong Armenia" party and CEO of Tashir Capital, told reporters on February 25.

ArmInfo. On February 25, RA Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan received a delegation led by Gauthier Ricord, President of the South Caucasus Group of the  French Entrepreneurship Movement. According to the government press  service, Olivier Decottignies, Ambassador Extraordinary and  Plenipotentiary of France to Armenia, also attended the meeting.

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ArmInfo.An additional 75 billion drams will be allocated to increase pensions,  old-age and disability benefits by up to 10,000 drams per year, as  announced by Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan  on his  Facebook page. He also noted that this increase will benefit more  than 660,000 people.

ArmInfo.. On February 25, 2026, a memorandum was signed in Yerevan between the Universal Health Insurance Fund and three insurance companies - Nairi  Insurance, Rego Insurance, and Armenia Insurance. Thus, all seven  insurance companies operating in the country have now joined the  universal health insurance system.

ArmInfo.Nineteen Armenian winemaking companies will participate in a single national  pavilion at Foodex Japan, Asia's largest food and beverage business platform, according to the press service of the Vine and Wine Foundation (VWFA).

ArmInfo. Arayik Harutyunyan, Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister, met with a delegation led by Valerio Lachizzi, Secretary General of the International Automobile Federation (FIA).

ArmInfo.Despite the rapid spread of new technologies, fraudsters are not in a hurry to abandon a proven classic: ordinary phone calls allegedly “from the bank.” They introduce themselves as the “security department” and from the very first seconds of the conversation create a sense of emergency, claiming that something extraordinary has happened and that your money is already at risk.