ArmInfo. The Armenian government has approved amendments to the Law on Universal Health Insurance, expanding the pool of beneficiaries to include taxi  drivers operating via electronic platforms. The decision was  finalized during a cabinet session on April 2.

ArmInfo.  Reverse mortgage institution will be introduced in Armenia. The RA government approved amendments to the Civil Code and a package of related laws at its  April 2 meeting.

ArmInfo. The construction and operation of storage plants in Armenia will become a new activity subject to licensing. At its April 2 meeting, the RA government  approved draft amendments to the laws "On Licensing," "On Energy,"  and "On State Duty."

ArmInfo. Rosselkhoznadzor has pointed out insufficient control over quarantine products in Armenia. This was stated by Sergei Dankvert, head of Rosselkhoznadzor, in an  interview with Vesti.

ArmInfo.  Qatar is interested in deepening cooperation with Armenia in high technology, artificial intelligence (AI), and investment. This was stated by Qatar's  Ambassador to Armenia, Mansour Abdullah Salem Saad Al-Sulaiteen,  during a meeting with Armenian Minister of High-Tech Industry Mkhitar  Hayrapetyan.

ArmInfo.  Sending Russian and Kazakh cargo to Armenia by rail via Azerbaijan and Georgia is beneficial to everyone, as evidenced by the growing number of  shipments.  Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk stated this  in an interview with TASS.

ArmInfo.  Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk warned Armenia that Russia is monitoring developments around the Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant.

ArmInfo. Discussions about the undesirability of Russian companies' presence in Armenia will raise questions about the operation of Armenian businesses in Russia.  Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk stated this in an  interview with TASS. "The reality is that the Armenian railway, if it  survives, will remain a line serving the needs of its own economy,  whose real prospects are tied to the EAEU.

ArmInfo.  Russian specialists can quickly restore sections of Armenia's railways for connections with neighboring countries. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei  Overchuk stated this in an interview with TASS.

ArmInfo. The US needs a corridor through Armenia to export critical minerals from Central Asia and control Iran. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk  stated this in an interview with TASS.

ArmInfo.  Armenia has come very close to the point where Russia will have to restructure its economic relations with it. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk  stated this in an interview with TASS.

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.