Armenia to Receive €270 Million in EU Assistance

YEREVAN — Armenia will receive €270 million in assistance from the EU over 4 years, along with two grants totaling €13.8 million in 2025. “In the context of Armenia-EU relations, I would like to highlight one program: ‘Resilience and Development,’ which …

Armenia’s Foreign Trade Surges by 73%: UAE Surpasses the EU Among Key Partners

According to Armenia’s Statistical Committee, the country’s foreign trade turnover for the first nine months of 2024 reached $23.7 billion, marking a 73.5% increase compared to the same period in 2023. This growth is mainly driven by three key partners: …

Single motherhood by choice a growing trend in Armenia

By Zhanna Avagyan “Life with a child brings colors you never knew existed. No one’s opinion should prevent you from experiencing these feelings,” says Naira Harutyunyan, who chose to become a single mother through assisted reproduction in Armenia. Now, she …

ADB Supports Armenia’s Health Care Reform with $50 Million Funding

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (7 November 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today approved a €45.31 million ($50 million equivalent) results-based loan to help improve the quality of health care services in Armenia.   The Health Care Quality Improvement …

World Bank and UK Launch Comprehensive Cybersecurity Assessment Initiative in Armenia

In a significant move to bolster Armenia's digital infrastructure, the World Bank and the UK Government have partnered with Armenia's Ministry of High-Tech Industry to launch a nationwide cybersecurity maturity assessment program. The initiative, …

Armenia's Tax-to-GDP Ratio in 2024 Expected to Exceed Target

The Armenian Ministry of Finance forecasts that the tax-to-GDP ratio in 2024 will surpass the target level. This announcement was made by Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan during the discussion of the 2025 state budget draft in the Standing Committee on …

Turkish FM says normalization with Armenia tied to treaty with Azerbaijan

Armenian FM Ararat Mirzoyan and Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan meet in Istanbul (Photo: RA Foreign Ministry, October 18, 2024) YEREVAN—A recent statement by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has added a new dimension to ongoing negotiations between …

Trump’s victory and expectations in Armenia

Macron and Tokaev also referred to Armenia and Azerbaijan in the joint declaration

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and French President Emmanuel Macron signed a joint declaration of strategic cooperation in Paris on an official visit. In the declaration, the parties fully supported normalizing relations between Armenia and …

Armenia's Pashinyan heads for Hungary on working visit, with wife

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has left for Hungary on a working visit—and with his wife, Anna Hakobyan—the PM's spokesperson, Nazeli Baghdasaryan, informs. Baghdasaryan added that in the Hungarian capital Budapest, Pashinyan on Thursday will …