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14:35 20/02/2024Union of Banks chief: HSBC has withdrawn from around 7 countries after 2021Chairman of Armenia’s Union of Banks Daniel Azatyan welcomes the changes taking place in Armenia’s banking system.
21:34 19/02/2024Book Giving Day at the Yerevan Brandy CompanyFollowing a well-cherished tradition, the Yerevan Brandy Company celebrated Book Giving Day on February 19.
13:54 19/02/2024Ameriabank set to join BOGG, a London Stock Exchange listed financial group as a standalone entityAmeriabank (the Bank) has reached an agreement with the BOGG (the Group), a UK registered financial group, to join the latter as a standalone entity and the Group to become the main shareholder of...
13:01 17/02/2024Israel reportedly behind attacks on major gas pipelines in IranIsrael carried out covert attacks on two major natural gas pipelines inside Iran this week, disrupting the flow of heat and cooking gas to provinces with millions of people, The New York Times...
13:35 15/02/2024Armenia's former economy minister reportedly summoned to NSSVahan Kerobyan, who stepped down as Armenia's economy minister on Wednesday, has today been summoned to the National Security Service (NSS), MediaHub reports, citing its sources.
11:59 15/02/2024Gegham Gevorgyan to be reinstalled Competition Protection Commission chiefThe Armenian government is set to reappoint Gegham Gevorgyan chairman of the Competition Protection Commission at a meeting on Thursday.
14:35 14/02/2024Armenia's economy minister resignsArmenia's Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan has stepped down. The minister announced his resignation in a social media post on Wednesday, without giving a specific reason for his decision. "On 20...
12:07 07/02/2024Armenian NGOs condemn 'aggressive campaign' against environmental activistsA group of Armenian civil society organizations (NGOs) condemned the ongoing pressure on environmental organizations, activists and human rights defenders as “anti-democratic”.
12:36 06/02/2024Suspicious deal: Armenian government accepted 12.5% of Lydian shares without auditThe Armenian government took ownership of a 12.5% stake in Lydian Armenia, which operates the Amulsar gold mine, without finding out their real market value and conducting a financial audit on...
17:00 03/02/2024Environmental crisis in Syunik getting worse amid ZCMC's failure to take mitigation measuresEnvironmentalists have been warning about odors emanating from the Artsvanik tailings dump operated by the Zangezur Copper Molybdenum Combine (ZCMC) and failure to green the landfills for a long time...
17:13 02/02/2024Russia shares Armenia’s EAEU presidency priorities, PM saysThe EAEU countries should more actively develop the union's integrated information system to ensure smooth interaction of competent agencies, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said at an...
11:56 02/02/2024IMF chief economist concerned over surge in EU shipments to ArmeniaRobin Brooks, a senior economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed concern about the recent surge in goods shipments from the EU to Armenia, alleging the goods are re-exported to...
13:35 01/02/2024Environmentalist deplores ZCMC's failure to create protective forest beltsThe political force that came to power in Armenia after the 2018 "revolution" managed to get hold of 25% of the Zangezur Copper Molybdenum Combine (ZCMC) shares.
15:15 30/01/2024Armenia on the Guardian's dream menu for 2024The Guardian has included Armenia in its dream menu for 2024, highlighting the country's incredible food and wine.
13:10 30/01/2024Armenia's Central Bank reduces refinancing rate by 0.5 ppAt its meeting today, the Board of the Central Bank of Armenia decided to reduce the refinancing rate by 0.5 pp, setting it at 8.75%.
17:00 29/01/2024Messi stars in new Saudi Arabia tourism campaignThe Saudi Tourism Authority has launched another global marketing campaign as part of its “Saudi, Welcome To Arabia” brand, and once again the star is football legend and Saudi tourism ambassador...
16:30 29/01/2024Fitch affirms Armenia at 'BB-'; outlook StableFitch Ratings has affirmed Armenia's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BB-' with a Stable Outlook.
15:55 29/01/2024Rosatom CEO: Armenia should decide on format of its nuclear energy developmentArmenia should decide on how its nuclear energy sector will develop in a year or two, CEO of Rosatom Alexey Likhachev told Russia 24 on Sunday.
16:22 26/01/2024ZCMC substantially cut tax payments to Armenia's budgetThe taxes paid by the Zangezur Copper Molybdenum Combine (ZCMC) to Armenia’s state budget have significantly reduced, according to data released by the State Revenue Committee on Friday.
14:36 26/01/2024Wildberries among Armenia's largest taxpayersThe State Revenue Committee (SRC) has published data on taxes and fees paid by Armenia's 1,000 largest taxpayers in 2023.