ArmInfo. In 2024, Armenia saw a slight increase  in its natural gas imports, rising by 0.1% to 2,728,077.4 cubic meters, with a  0.5%  increase in customs value to  472.3 million. To  According to data from of the RA Customs Service,  traditionally, the majority of  (83.8%) of natural gas was supplied  to Armenia from Russia.  Specifically, during the reported period,  2,288,457 cubic meters of natural gas were imported from the Russian  Federation, showing a  3.1% annual volume decrease and a 2.8% decline  in customs value to $397.8 million. The remaining 439,620 cubic  meters  was supplied from Iran, with an annual growth of 20.5%. At  the same time, the customs value increased by 22.5% to $30.4 million.

ArmInfo.  In July 2025, 263,592 tourists visited Armenia, which is 10.9% or 25,989 people more than  the same period last year. This was announced on his Facebook page by  Armenian Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan.

ArmInfo. Armenia imported 489.1 thousand tons of oil products in 2024, which is 6.4% lower than the same period last year. At the same time, the customs value  decreased almost proportionally - by 6.8% to $469.7 million. This is  evidenced by the data of the Customs Service of the Republic of  Armenia.

ArmInfo.  "Trump's route" also has a very clear energy focus, which will inevitably lead to the rupture of Armenian-Russian and Armenian-Iranian energy transport  ties. A similar point of view was expressed in his article by energy  security expert Vahe Davtyan.

ArmInfo. The staff of the Macroeconomic Policy Department of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Armenia, together with experts from the International  Monetary Fund (IMF), continued to develop a semi-structural model  (Semi-Structural Gap Model/SSGM) for medium-term forecasting of  macroeconomic indicators within the framework of technical  assistance.

ArmInfo. On behalf of the Association of Mining and Metallurgical Industry, I congratulate our partners from Lydian Armenia on the resumption of construction work at the Amulsar deposit. I am confident that the long-awaited launch of the Amulsar project will bring tangible economic benefits to the country, and will also significantly strengthen Armenia's position on the global map of effective investment areas. The head of the Association, Vardan Janyan, wrote about this on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo. With the launch of TRIPP (Trump International Route for Peace and Prosperity), Armenia will have a railway connection with Russia, which  we have not had  for 30 years. Armenia will be connected with Iran and Central Asia,  and China will gain a new railway route towards the West. Armenian  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made this statement in Washington,  while responding to a question about whether the launch of TRIPP will  hit the logistical and trade interests of Russia and Iran, and  whether it will diminish China's role in trade flows from Asia to  Europe.

ArmInfo. Work has restarted at the Amulsar gold mine to complete the construction of various infrastructure. Ten contractor companies are involved in the work, as reported by the press service of the Lydian Armenia company.

ArmInfo. In Armenia's interbank foreign exchange  market from August 4 to August 8, 2025, there was a noticeable decrease in ruble transactions amidst a decline in dollar transactions. Euro transactions have not taken place for two and a half months. Particularly, the weekly trend of dollar transactions shifted from a 47% growth to a 21% decline, while ruble transactions, which resumed the previous week, jumped by 86%. This reduced the prevalence of  total weekly  dollar transactions over ruble transactions from 2.5 times to 1.1 times. In parallel with this, in the intra-bank foreign exchange market during the same period (04-08.08.25 compared to 28.07-01.08.25) the growth in purchasing dollars slowed down significantly, while the trend for selling  dollars  increased. The  trend for purchasing-selling euros continued to rise, and in ruble transactions the purchase growth was accompanied by the sales trend going down. As a result, from August 4 to August 8, the dram remained stable against the dollar at  AMD 383.5 /$1, weakened against the euro - AMD 440 to AMD 447/1 EUR, and also weakened against the ruble - AMAD 4.75 to AMD 4.78/1RUB.

ArmInfo. Armenia experienced a significant increase in the export and import of diamonds from 2023 to mid-2024, followed by a decrease in volumes. Throughout 2024, both  export and import volumes  of diamonds decreased by 6% (compared to growth of 88.2% and 39% in 2023) - to 4201.6 thousand and 3320.2 thousand carats, respectively, as evidenced by  data from the Customs Service of the Republic of Armenia. A similar shift in dynamics was noted for the customs value of exported and imported diamonds: moving from a 41.5-44.2% growth to  an 18-12% decline - to $485.6 million and $500.8 million, respectively.

ArmInfo.  Armenia's tourism potential will be presented at the Road Show in Moscow, as reported by the press service of the Tourism Committee.

ArmInfo.  Armenia will host the first festival dedicated to enotourism EnoFest Armenia-2025, along with a specialized forum EnoTalks Armenia-2025. Lilit Grigoryan, the  co-founder of EnoFest and EnoTalks, announced this during a press  conference.

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ArmInfo. By the end of 2024, the rapid growth of gold exports and imports started to decline. In 2024, Armenia exported 77,566.9 kg of gold showing a decrease in annual  growth from 3.2 times to 2.7 times. Additionally, the country  imported 85,475.5 kg of gold with annual growth slowing down from 7.7  times to 92%, as evidenced by data from the Customs Service of  Armenia. 

ArmInfo.  About 70 companies have expressed their willingness to participate in the preliminary stage of market research to organize the price request procedure  initiated by Electric Networks of Armenia CJSC. This was reported by  the company's press service.

ArmInfo.  Before choosing political names and beautiful packaging, it is very important to  understand the substantive consequences. Economist Hayk Farmanyan  writes about this, speaking about the expected transfer of control  over the Syunik corridor to the United States.

ArmInfo.  As of August 3, 2025, 1,217 tons of flowers were exported from Armenia, which is 2.3 times more than the figure for the previous year. This was written on his  Facebook page by Armenian Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan.

ArmInfo. In order to ensure  its operations and meet its obligations, Electric Networks of Armenia  CJSC plans to conduct an open tender for the purchase of motor oil,  hydraulic oil and lubricants, antifreeze, tires and batteries for  vehicles, as noted in the company's statement.

ArmInfo. Before the  construction of a large plant in Vanadzor, as promised by Narek  Karapetyan, representative of the Tashir Group of Companies, days  earlier, I hope they will first launch a small metal smelter, that  has been delayed for years. Armenian Minister of Economy Gevorg  Papoyan posted on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo.  The Armenian government has received the right to sell its 20-percent share in MTS Armenia telecom operator. The corresponding decision was made at its Cabinet  meeting  on August 7.