ArmInfo.  At a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in St. Petersburg, the heads of state of the Eurasian Economic Union approved a policy document  outlining the objectives and directions of the EAEU's foreign trade  policy until 2030. These approaches include principles and  instruments of cooperation, as well as country priorities, according  to the press service of the Eurasian Economic Commission.

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ArmInfo. Turkish Airlines (THY) will launch regular flights from Istanbul to Yerevan starting next spring. This was announced by Turkey's Special Representative for Normalization of Relations with Armenia, Serdar Kılıç, on his Twitter account (X).

ArmInfo. Armenia and Egypt discussed the possibility of expanding bilateral trade and  economic ties, as well as investment cooperation, as reported by the  press service of the Ministry of Economy, citing the results of a  meeting between Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan and Egyptian  Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment Hassan ElKhatib.

ArmInfo.  Presenting his study "Armenia's Mining Sector in Figures," economist Suren  Parsyan noted that the mining industry's share of Armenia's GDP fell  from 5.5% to 2.6% between 2021 and 2024. 

ArmInfo.  During his working visit to Egypt, Armenian Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan met with Egyptian Minister of Agriculture Alaa Farouk.

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ArmInfo. The results of the second Junius financial literacy competition, held in November, are known. 9 students from grades 3-8, who took 1-3 places in their age groups according to the results, came to Idram to share their impressions, the financial knowledge they learned through Junius, and of course, to receive their prizes.

ArmInfo.Ameriabank presents the programs implemented under My Ameria, My Armenia CSR campaign.

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ArmInfo.  The United States-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce (USACC) convened a high-level Ambassadorial Roundtable on the Trump Route for International Peace  and Prosperity (TRIPP), underscoring the initiative's role as a  central pillar of the United States' renewed strategic engagement  across Central Eurasia.

ArmInfo. Political scientist and energy security expert Vahe Davtyan has raised questions regarding the true origin of  a fuel shipment  that arrived  in Armenia from Azerbaijan last week.  According to him,  Azerbaijan  may actually be re-exporting a third-country gasoline to Armenia via  Georgia, gasoline that is imported to Armenia via the Black Sea or Upper Lars, and then through Georgian infrastructure. 

ArmInfo.During his speech at the expanded meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in St. Petersburg, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan  once again thanked Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (Azerbaijan is not a member of the EAEU - ed.).  Note, that since October of this year, when Baku lifted restrictions on cargo transit to Armenia, Pashinyan has never missed an opportunity to express gratitude to Aliyev for this decision. Words of gratitude were also expressed on the sidelines of the EAEU on December 11.

ArmInfo.  The first robotic surgery was performed in Armenia yesterday. Armen Muradyan, Rector of Yerevan State Medical University, shared this information  on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo.  For many years, the World Bank has been not only a financial partner for the  Republic of Armenia, but also a reliable strategic partner in  structural reforms, infrastructure development, and strengthening the  country's institutional capacity, as stated yesterday by RA Minister  of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure David Khudatyan  during a meeting with the newly appointed World Bank Country Manager  for Armenia, Fabrizio Zarcone.

ArmInfo. In the Armenian interbank foreign exchange market from December 15 to 19, 2025, there was a notable shift in currency transactions: dollar and ruble transactions decreased, while euro transactions reemerged after a seven month hiatus. Specifically, dollar transactions saw a reversal from a  3.2-fold increase to a 74.2% decline, while ruble transactions continued to decline, albeit at  a slower rate of 45.3% to 9.4%.

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