ArmInfo. Cashback for pensioners and beneficiaries in Armenia may increase from 20% to 22% (20% + 2%). Armenian Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Arsen  Torosyan announced this on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo. Starting January 1, 2026, all employment contracts will be concluded exclusively electronically. Zhora Sargsyan, Head of the Labor and Employment  Department of the RA Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, announced this at a press conference on January 7.

ArmInfo.AraratBank has joined the Spandaryan Canal reconstruction project – a matter of strategic importance for Syunik region - implemented under the 2025 "Homeland and Eternity" fundraising campaign of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund.

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ArmInfo. The growth of economic activity in Armenia is driven by unstable factors, according to an analysis by the Luys Foundation of the socio-economic  development of the Armenian economy in January-November 2025.

ArmInfo.The cooperation between AraratBank and Aren Mehrabyan Charitable Foundation has been under way for two years, and already hundreds of young people have participated in digital skills development courses, committing themselves to building their careers in the aerospace, engineering, and IT sectors.

ArmInfo. The Central Bank of Armenia forecasts GDP growth of 6.3-4.1% in 2026 and then 4.9-5.3% in 2027, also expecting an improvement in the dynamics of foreign trade. 

ArmInfo. As Prime Minister, you realize even more clearly that state budget revenues and the tax system are of paramount importance, because there is no state without a budget. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made this statement on December 26 at the State Revenue Committee (SRC) of Armenia.

ArmInfo.  Armenia has strategic plans to import and export various goods to Azerbaijan.  Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan stated this during an  interview with Public Television.

ArmInfo.  "This measure does not concern price regulation. It concerns cashback for non-cash purchases using ArCa National Payment System cards," Armenian Deputy Finance  Minister Edgar Mkrtchyan stated at a press conference on December 26,  answering a question from an ArmInfo correspondent about whether the  legislator has provided mechanisms to curb the rise in prices and  annual service fees for ArCa cards, given the projected increase in  the number of people wishing to purchase these cards, following the  Cabinet's adoption of a cashback program for ArCa card purchases.

ArmInfo.  Armenian authorities need to foster positive public sentiment toward  Azerbaijan, which strives for "peace" and, therefore, supplies  gasoline to Armenia at a lower price than Russia. Vahe Davtyan, a  political scientist and energy security expert, wrote this on his  Facebook page. 

ArmInfo.  During a meeting on "Digitalization of Healthcare in the EAEU Member States," Armenian Health Minister Anahit Avanesyan expressed her readiness to implement joint projects and exchange experiences with partners to make the  healthcare of the future accessible to all.

ArmInfo.  A roundtable discussion on bilateral cooperation, "Kazakhstan-Armenia: Dialogue in Tourism," was held in Yerevan in a hybrid format. 

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ArmInfo.  Armenia hopes that Russia will restore the railway lines connecting it with Nakhichevan, Azerbaijan, and Turkey as soon as possible. Armenian Prime Minister  Nikol Pashinyan told reporters this during a briefing, commenting on  the agenda of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.