ArmInfo. Entrepreneurs from Lyon are interested in investing in the real sector of Armenia, as well as in establishing mutually beneficial cooperation. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Economy, citing the results of the meeting of Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan with a delegation  of Lyon entrepreneurs. 

ArmInfo. For  the first 3 months of 2025, Armenia  has spent almost 50 billion drams more than it did for the same period last year. This  information is detailed in the RA Ministry of Finance's bulletin on the execution of the state budget for January-March of this year.  According to the information, during the reporting period, the revenues of the state budget of the Republic of Armenia amounted to 597.4 billion drams, ensuring 102.1%  execution of the indicator projected by the revised program for the first quarter. Compared to the same period last year, the revenues of the state budget increased by 13.8% or about 72.4 billion drams.

ArmInfo.  The Ministry of Finance of Armenia has introduced a new draft law , which includes a provision that loans issued under government guarantees will not be considered as part of the government debt. Vahe  Hovhannisyan, the head of the department, made this announcement during a press conference in response to a question from Arminfo.   to reflect globally recognized definitions,> he noted.  

ArmInfo.  By the end of 2025, Armenia is projected to  reach the budgeted GDP growth rate of 5.1%. The launch of the Amulsar gold mine this year may also have a positive impact on this key indicator. Armenian Finance Minister Vahe  Hovhannisyan made this statement during a press conference, in response to a question  from ArmInfo about the feasibility of the financial authorities' economic growth predictions given the downward revisions in global economic growth forecasts.

ArmInfo.  The 5th tranche of Armenian Eurobonds was successful in terms of placement time and yield rate, as stated by Armenian Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan during a press conference, in response to a question from ArmInfo.

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ArmInfo. Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of Armenia David Khudatyan received a delegation led by Mr Young Tae Kim, Secretary-General of the International Transport Forum (ITF), and Mr Justas Rasomavicius,  Manager of the Road Transport Group, ITF. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure.

ArmInfo.  Armenia and Sweden have reached an agreement on expanding innovative, technological and investment cooperation, as well as long-term mutually beneficial cooperation. This was reported by the Ministry of High-Tech Industry, citing the results of the visit of Deputy Minister Ruben Simonyan to Sweden to participate in the Business Seminar on Armenia event.

ArmInfo.  Yerevan to host forum . As reported by the press service of the Tourism Committee, the forum is being held within the framework of cooperation between the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Health at the initiative of the Tourism Committee.

ArmInfo. Gross international reserves (GIR) of Armenia increased by 19% per annum or $408.1 million by April 2025 (against a decline of 13.3% a year ago), reaching $3.926 billion, approaching a record $4.220 billion in August 2023. In the first quarter of this year alone, GIR increased by 7% or $242 million (against a decline of 8.3% in the first quarter of 2024), and in monthly terms, growth has been observed since February, with an acceleration in pace to a double-digit 16.5% (or $555 million) in March. This is evidenced by the data of the Central Bank of Armenia.

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ArmInfo.Under the main sponsorship of AraratBank, on May 5 at 7:30 PM, an unprecedented concert by the "Artsakh" Chamber Orchestra will take place at the Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall, featuring internationally recognized Armenian musicians. The artistic director and conductor of the orchestra is Narek Hakhnazaryan, and the soloist is world-renowned violinist Sergey Khachatryan.

ArmInfo.Armenia intends to establish an Institute of Agricultural Consultants. This  goal is being pursued by the French Development Agency's IADAAM (Irrigated Agriculture Development in Ararat and Armavir Regions) program, funded by the EU, which was launched in July 2024. This was stated by the program's director Karen Harutyunyan during an event dedicated to the completion of the educational component of the program.

ArmInfo. On April 30, a meeting was held under the chairmanship of RA Prime Minister Nikol  Pashinyan, to discuss the concept of developing the Rescue Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia.

ArmInfo. Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of Armenia Vardan  Kostanyan held meetings with representatives of the World Bank Narine Tadevosyan, Irina Tevosyan and Vahan Danielyan to summarize the results of the "Social Investments and Local Development" program,  which is nearing completion.

ArmInfo. Team Telecom Armenia announces a new and important stage in its international cooperation through a partnership with one of the leading U.S. news organizations, Newsmax. As part of this agreement, Newsmax’s content will become available to Team Telecom Armenia customers, granting them access to a broad range of American and international news, current affairs, and live broadcasts from key global capitals.

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ArmInfo.At the sitting of April 30, the NA Standing Committee on Economic Affairs debated the  draft conclusion on the substantiation of the proposals submitted by the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Cooperation Association NGO by the collective petition on the repeal of the Laws HO 340-N on Making  Addenda and Amendments to the RA Tax Code adopted by the RA NA on October 25, 2023 and HO-285-N on Amending the RA Tax Code adopted on June 12, 2024, as well as on not adopting the draft law on Making  Addenda and Amendments to the RA Tax Code (K-960- 11.11.2024- ’• -011/1) in the second reading.

ArmInfo. In March 2025, there were 782,100 income-generating jobs recorded, an increase of  41, 000  in annual terms, as reported by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.  <The absolute record for jobs was set in November 2024.

ArmInfo.The current expenses of the Armenian Embassy in the Sultanate of Oman ( residence in Muscat)  for the period from July to December 2025 will amount to about 81,967.8 thousand drams,  equivalent to $211.7 thousand.