The government plans to grant a 270.7-million dram tax benefit to Jermuk Group, owned by Ashot Arsenyan, a former Republican Party of Armenia member of parliament. The issue has been included among items not requiring presentation at the government’s September 24 meeting. Arsenyan’s son, Vahagn Arsenyan, was elected head of the Jermuk community in 2021…
The Environment Ministry has submitted for public discussion a draft proposal that would impose a temporary ban on exports of whitefish roe from Armenia. Scientific fishing was conducted in Lake Sevan from December 2025 through February 6, 2026, to assess the natural reproduction of whitefish in 2025-2026 and determine more precisely the timing of spawning…
Azerbaijan should provide the possibility of a railway connection between Armenia and Iran through the territory of Nakhichevan, Iranian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Armenia Khalil Shirgholami said on September 17 at a conference on TRIPP. The ambassador said Iran had supported Armenia’s Crossroads of Peace project, stressing that the initiative should provide connectivity not…
The government has approved a proposal to co-finance 25 subsidy programs in 19 communities with 1.11 billion drams. “This concerns a proposal to co-finance subsidy programs with 1 billion 110 million drams. Under the proposal, we suggest co-financing 25 programs in 19 communities across the country: three in Aragatsotn, two in Ararat, nine in Armavir,…
Measures carried out by the Investigation and Operational Intelligence Department of the State Revenue Committee uncovered cases in which three companies developing residential buildings in Yerevan allegedly underreported the actual value of sales of rights to purchase apartments and parking spaces. The measures established that during transfers of rights to purchase apartments and parking spaces,…
Discussion of Armenia’s complaint against Russian restrictions at the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) is scheduled for October, and adoption of the relevant decision will require consensus, Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan has said, according to RFE/RL. The Economy Ministry said Armenia had submitted an application to the Eurasian Economic Commission seeking recognition of existing restrictions on…
Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan met on September 10 with several businesses engaged in high-tech rose production in Armenia and discussed export and logistics issues with them. Deputy Economy Minister Arman Khojoyan also attended the meeting. The discussion addressed state policy in the greenhouse sector and existing state support mechanisms aimed at promoting and organizing…