ArmInfo.  Pakistan intends to recognize Armenia as a UN member state, for which it will receive the green light to join the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). This was  reported by TASS sources.

ArmInfo.  In August of this year, a record growth rate of tourist flows to Armenia was  registered. This was reported on his Facebook page by the Minister of  Economy of Armenia Gevorg Papoyan.

ArmInfo.  The Competition and Consumer Rights Protection Commission of Armenia imposed a fine of 288,828,000 drams on Toch- Master, Inntech, Q Terminal, Shtrikh KKA,  Terminal Serv, Mary-Christ and Smart Solutions for setting and  applying unreasonably high prices (from 1800 drams, from 2400 drams  to 3600 drams) for the purchase of cash register services, as well as  discriminatory prices, which led to abuse of a dominant position.

ArmInfo. From September 5 to 7, the largest real estate and construction exhibition in the region, Toon Expo 2025, was held at the “Meridian” Expo Center in Yerevan for the fifth time. The exhibition featured around 150 companies from various sectors, including construction, real estate, banking, architecture, design, and solar energy.

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ArmInfo. Armenia's external debt to the World Bank (WB) increased by 1.3% in the first half of 2025 (against a 2.7% decline in the same period a year ago), while  accelerating in growth from 2.3% to 4.6% year-on-year, exceeding $1.7  billion. This is evidenced by data from the RA Statistical Committee.

ArmInfo.  Russian businessman of Armenian origin, head of the Tashir group of companies Samvel Karapetyan sent another appeal to the Armenian society from  the detention center of the National Security Service of Armenia,  where he has been held for the third month.

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ArmInfo.  In January-July 2025, Armenia generated 5,557.6 million kWh of electricity, which is 6.5% higher than the same period last year. According to the RA  Statistical Committee, in July alone, electricity generation  increased by 23% to 862.5 million kWh.

ArmInfo.  In January-July 2025, the metallurgical industry of Armenia reversed its annual  dynamics from 7% growth to 7% decline. According to the data of the  RA Statistical Committee, this was provoked by a decline in the  volumes of the dominant production - copper concentrate, as well as  molybdenum concentrate and ferromolybdenum.

ArmInfo.  In the industrial sector of Armenia, production volumes decreased by 9.8% per annum in January-July 2025 (against 15.7% growth a year ago), amounting to 1.5  trillion drams ($3.8 billion). But in July alone, the industrial  sector demonstrated growth of 7.4% - up to 244 billion drams ($635.3  million). This is evidenced by the data of the RA Statistical  Committee.

ArmInfo.  When the discussion about Armenia's closer relations with the European Union  intensified last year, Russian business began to be cautious about  building trade ties with Armenia. This was stated by Russian Deputy  Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk in an interview with TASS.

ArmInfo.  The construction of the Trump Road (TRIPP - Trump International Route of Peace and Prosperity) will contribute to the formation of a common transport  framework for Eurasia. A similar opinion was voiced in an interview  with TASS by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk, answering  the question of whether this route would affect Russia's interests.

ArmInfo. The TOP-5 countries in foreign trade with Armenia are Russia, China, the UAE, Iran and Germany, with a total volume for January-July 2025 of $7.4 billion  (65% of the total turnover). Of these, four have reduced their  volumes year-on-year: Russia by 52.1%, China by 12.5%, the UAE by  67.9%, Germany by 4.2%, despite the fact that a year ago the Russian  Federation, the UAE and China demonstrated significant growth, while  Germany was then in a more pronounced decline.  At the same time,  Iran managed to improve the annual dynamics, exiting a 2% decline by  6.3% growth.  Judging by the data of the Statistical Committee of the  Republic of Armenia, a significant drop in the volume of foreign  trade between the Russian Federation and the UAE with Armenia is due  to the elimination of the factor of re-export and re-import of  diamonds and gold. 

ArmInfo.  Unblocking the South Caucasus is a puzzle consisting of a large number of pieces. This was stated in an interview with RIA Novosti by Russian Deputy  Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk on the sidelines of the 10th Eastern  Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok.

ArmInfo.  Armenia and Japan discussed prospects for developing economic cooperation. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Economy, citing the  results of the meeting of the Minister of Economy of Armenia Gevorg  Papoyan with the Deputy Parliamentary Minister of Foreign Affairs of  Japan Hisashi Matsumoto.

ArmInfo.At a meeting with Armenian Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan, Italian Ambassador to Armenia Alessandro Ferranti highly appreciated the country's efforts to create a favorable environment for foreign investment. 

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