ArmInfo. The new generation Internet is already in Armenia, this became possible thanks to the appearance of Starlink in the country. This was written by the  Minister of High-Tech Industry of the Republic of Armenia Mkhitar  Hayrapetyan on his Facebook account. 

ArmInfo. Armenia's economic growth  rate is slowing down rapidly.  This  conclusion was reached by   experts of the Luys Foundation after analyzing the socio-economic  development of the Armenian economy in January-February 2025.   According to the Foundation experts, the slowdown is mainly due to  external factors being neutralized, leading to an increase in  re-exports and contributing to a rise in the Economic Activity Index  (EAI).  In February, the growth rate of the EAI was only 1.5%, which  is concerning. If these trends persist, annual economic growth will  be significantly low.

ArmInfo. Armenia's membership in the EU and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) are mutually unacceptable, as stated by the official representative of the Russian  Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, during a weekly briefing on March  27. The diplomat mentioned that the Russian side has expressed its  position on the European integration processes initiated by the  Armenian authorities at various levels.

ArmInfo. Moscow will have to reconsider the entire range of economic relations with Yerevan if Armenia joins the European Union (EU). This was stated to journalists  by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk.

ArmInfo. From 24 June 2025 Jazeera Airways will start operating flights on the route Kuwait-Yerevan-Kuwait. Flights will be operated 3 times a week: every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, "Armenia" International Airports" CJSC. 

ArmInfo.The Armenian government has allocated 2.1 billion drams to co-finance 23 subvention programs in 17 communities of the country. The decision was made on March 27 at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers.

ArmInfo. Due to the threat of foot-and-mouth disease,  the head of the Inspection Authority for Food Safety of Armenia has issued an order to temporarily ban the import of several meat products from Germany and other countries, specifically of German origin, starting from March 26, 2025.

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ArmInfo. Even if we overlook the high interest rates on the 5th tranche of Armenian Eurobonds, their placement could only be deemed  if they were used to  improve and modernize the economic structure, rather than to cover  the budget deficit, as stated by Vardan Bostanjyan, Doctor of  Economics and Professor at Yerevan State University, in an interview  with ArmInfo.

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ArmInfo.  Armenia and Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region of China, will cooperate on matters concerning the prevention of double taxation and  tax  evasion.  The National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia ratified  the relevant draft agreement at a plenary session on March 26.

ArmInfo. The ruling Civil Contract faction in Armenia failed to vote on the amendments to the law on state pensions submitted by the opposition Armenia faction.  Only 32 parliamentarians voted for the adoption of the document, with  58 against and 1 abstention.

ArmInfo. The Ministry of High-Tech Industry of Armenia intends to deepen cooperation with Quantori, a company that specializes in the development of software,  algorithms, and data processing in the fields of healthcare and  biology.

ArmInfo. Private sector debt  burden in Armenia will continue to grow. Rapid lending growth in 2024  and the projected strong expansion in 2025 (close to 5%) mean that  Armenia's private sector debt to GDP ratio will likely recover to  trend levels faster. The continued rapid accumulation of leverage,  especially in the household sector with its steadily low savings  rate, remains a long-term concern, according to S&P Global Ratings'  report "Central Asia and Caucasus Banking Sector Outlook".

ArmInfo. Armenia aims to  enhance trade and economic relations with Iran and increase bilateral  trade turnover to $3 billion, as stated by Armenian Foreign Minister  Ararat Mirzoyan at a joint press conference with his Iranian  counterpart Abbas Araghchi.

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ArmInfo. Russia is playing a growing role  as a key partner  for Armenia in the field of digital transformation. A similar opinion was expressed on March 25 during a  press conference by Alexey Ordin, the digital attache of the Trade  Representation of the Russian Federation in Armenia, referring to the  results achieved over the past year.