ArmInfo. Armenia’s banking system increased tax payments to the state treasury by 13.7% year-on-year in January-September 2026, reaching AMD 149.2 billion ($411.3 million). According to data from the State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Armenia, 90.5% of this amount, or AMD 135.1 billion, was paid in direct taxes (including profit tax and income tax), which is 12.6% higher than a year earlier.

Arminfo. The four telecommunications operators in Armenia paid more than 33 billion drams ($91.1 million) into the state budget in January-September 2026, an annual increase of 7.6% (compared with 10% growth a year earlier). According to data from the State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Armenia, 8.8 billion drams of this amount came from direct taxes (including profit tax and income tax), and 14.8 billion  drams from VAT.

ArmInfo. On October 26, RA Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan received a delegation headed by Stan Zurkevich, CEO of "DEKRA," the world's leading company in technical compliance and certification, which arrived in Armenia as part of the COP-17 conference.

Arminfo. Chairman of Armenia’s State Revenue Committee Eduard Hakobyan received Sean Wilson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Security Assistance Programs.

ArmInfo.  As a result of changes made to the annual personal income declaration system, the process of completing declarations has been simplified, the scope of automatically filled-in information has been expanded, and types of non-taxable income that citizens may not include in their declarations have been defined.  This was reported by the press service of the State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Armenia.

ArmInfo. In Armenia, economic activity growth slowed to 6.9% per annum in January-September 2026 (from 7.6% in the same period of 2025). Moreover, the industrial sector has returned to growth, once again becoming one of the drivers of economic growth. According to preliminary data from the RA Statistics Committee, this is accompanied by a reversal in the foreign trade trend from a significant decline to growth, primarily due to improved import dynamics.

ArmInfo.  The five largest taxpayers in Armenia paid a total of 249.1 billion drams ($686.4 million) in taxes to the state treasury in January-September 2026, which is 24% higher than the same period last year. This is evidenced by data from 1,000 major taxpayers in the country published by the State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Armenia.

ArmInfo.  In 2025, 40.2 billion drams were allocated from the state budget for the development of research and development (R&D), which is approximately 2.8 times higher than the 2018 figure. This was announced by Armenian Minister of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports Zhanna Andreasyan, speaking at the 7th Biodiversity Science and Policy Forum, which is being held as part of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17). She also reported that salaries for certified researchers have increased by up to 300%, and approximately 20 billion drams have been allocated for the modernization of scientific infrastructure over five years. According to Andreasyan, approximately 20 grant programs were implemented in Armenia annually, more than 40 scientists from leading international research centers have relocated to the country, and another 60 are remotely managing new research departments at Armenian universities and research organizations. "The computing power of the supercomputer center opened at Yerevan State University can also be used to analyze environmental data and model climate processes," said the head of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports.

ArmInfo.  At a meeting of the State Investment Committee chaired by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, projects in the fields of water management, road infrastructure, rescue services, and digitalization were approved.

ArmInfo. From October 19 to 23, dollar transactions on the Armenian interbank currency market maintained growth, while ruble transactions began to decline, while euro transactions have not been conducted for the second week. In particular, the growth of dollar transactions slowed from 10 times to 2.2 times, and the trend of ruble transactions reversed from 36.1% growth to a 14.5% decline. Nevertheless, the weekly volume of ruble transactions remained higher than dollar transactions, but the gap narrowed from 5 times to 2 times.

ArmInfo. The agreement, reached on August 8, 2025, through the mediation of the United States, opens new opportunities for economic growth and prosperity for Armenia. The US Embassy in Armenia announced this in a statement.

ArmInfo. More than half of the construction work on the 32-kilometer Kajaran-Agarak section of the North-South Transport Corridor has been completed. Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure David Khudatyan announced this on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo. The Central Asia and Caucasus Direct Investment Fund (CACPEF) is being established with the joint participation of the China Investment Corporation (CIC), the Oman Investment Authority (OIA), the Uzbekistan Fund for Reconstruction and Development (UFRD), the Turkish OYAK Fund, the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), and Shenwan Hongyuan Securities Co., Ltd. The fund aims to invest in promising companies in Central Asia and the Caucasus, combining long-term capital and industry resources to support the industrial development of Central Asia.

ArmInfo. Armenia and Brazil discussed cooperation in winemaking and viticulture.

ArmInfo. Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of Armenia Narek Apitonyan met with a delegation led by US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for National Security Affairs Shawna Wilson.

ArmInfo.The official groundbreaking ceremony for a new 1.2-hectare biodiversity park took place near the Matenadaran, marking the start of the implementation of the joint initiative by IDBank, the Matenadaran, and the "Armenia Tree Project" charitable foundation. The event was marked by the planting of the future park's first plane tree near the statue of Mesrop Mashtots, uniting the preservation of cultural and natural heritage.

ArmInfo. Narek Apitonyan, Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of Armenia, introduced Garik Nalbandyan, Acting Director of Construction of a New Nuclear Power Unit, CJSC, to the heads of Armenian energy companies.

ArmInfo. The economic consequences of leaving the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) would be catastrophic for Armenia, with losses amounting to up to 40% of GDP. This is according to a study by the Eurasian Rating Agency, TASS reports.

ArmInfo. Yerevan will present its position on the report on the possible consequences of suspending the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union against Armenia after a detailed study. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan stated this in a conversation with journalists in parliament on October 21, in response to a request to express the Armenian authorities' position on the report.

ArmInfo. Armenia will participate in the IDEX 2027 International Defense and Security Exhibition, which will be held from January 25-29, 2027, in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE.