ArmInfo.  Russia and Armenia lost $5.1 billion in mutual trade last year due to talk of Yerevan's rapprochement with the European Union (EU). Russian Deputy Prime  Minister Alexei Overchuk stated this in an interview with TASS.

ArmInfo.  There are no objective reasons for selling the South Caucasus Railway (SCR, a subsidiary of  Russian Railways) concession to a third party. Russian Deputy Prime  Minister Alexei Overchuk stated this in an interview with TASS.

ArmInfo. Russia learned about the possible transfer of the Russian railway concession to Armenia from colleagues in other countries; no one has discussed it directly  with Moscow. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk told  Vesti.

ArmInfo. Istanbul and Yerevan will become the main alternative transport hubs for Russian tourists in the 2026 summer season due to the escalating conflict in the  Middle East. This opinion was expressed by Alexey Volkov, President  of the National Union of Hospitality Industry, in an interview with  TASS.

ArmInfo.  Moscow and Yerevan share a common interest in unblocking transport links in the South Caucasus, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk stated.

ArmInfo.European financial leader Commerzbank has awarded IDBank the STP Excellence Award 2025 in recognition of the Bank’s high-quality execution of commercial payments and transfers to financial institutions throughout the year. Commerzbank notes that this award is granted to a select group of partners.

ArmInfo.On March 31, Mesrop Mesropyan, Chairman of the Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC) of the Republic of Armenia, received representatives of Huawei's regional branch, as reported by the PSRC  press service on April 1.

ArmInfo.Companies within Armenia's military-industrial complex (MIC) contributed 13.3 billion drams in taxes to the state budget in 2025, as stated by Mkhitar Hayrapetyan, Minister of High-Tech Industry of Armenia in an  interview. "In my opinion, this is a very significant indicator," he said.

ArmInfo. Starting April 1, pension and benefit payments in Armenia will be made exclusively by bank transfer, as announced by Arsen Torosyan,  RA Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo. The Armenian government will reimburse the costs of ISO certification (9001, 14001, 22000, FSSC 22000), as well as Global G.A.P. certification, organic and halal certification, and certification for the light  industry. Armenian Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan announced this  on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo. The Armenian Water Committee held a meeting with a delegation from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), led by Laziza Sabirova, the newly appointed ADB Resident Mission Director in Armenia.

ArmInfo. Armenia's gross international reserves (GIR) increased by 64% year-on-year, or $2.15 billion, by March 2026, setting a new record of $5.521 billion. In the same period of 2025, they declined by 0.3%, or $9.4 million, to  $3.372 billion. In February alone, GIR increased by 6.5% (or $335.2  million), compared to a slight increase of 0.8% (or $27.3 million) a  year earlier.

ArmInfo.  A government decision came into effect on April 1, significantly reducing the property tax for electric vehicles under the new calculation procedure. This was announced by Narek Sargsyan, press secretary of the Armenian Ministry of Internal Affairs.

ArmInfo. The 2% cashback program for purchases using ArCA cards, which launched on January 1, 2026, is being successfully implemented. RA Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan announced this in a video address.

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ArmInfo. On March 31, RA Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan received Leah Gutierrez, Regional Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

ArmInfo.  The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors today approved the $200 million (EUR 170.3 million) Economic Transformation Development Policy Operation to support Armenia's transition toward a more competitive, and globally integrated economy that manages emissions responsibly. In addition, the OPEC Fund intends to provide parallel financing of up to $92.8  million equivalent (EUR 80 million), bringing the total support  package to approximately $290 million (EUR 250 million).

ArmInfo. Armenia has lifted restrictions on residential construction on plots smaller than 400 square meters. The RA Urban Development Committee announced the corresponding amendments to the building codes "Urban Development. Planning and Construction of Urban and Rural Development."

ArmInfo.  The final event of the management competency development program for heads of departments of the Armenian Ministry of Finance took place in Yerevan. The program was organized with the support of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) Technical Assistance Fund.

ArmInfo. Flights on the Kapan-Yerevan-Kapan route have resumed today. Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure David Khudatyan announced this on his Facebook page.