20 February 2026

10:26 14.10.2016 | Russian financial capital concedes its positions in Armenia

2.5 months prior to the deadline it became clear that the third bank, quitting Armenian banking system is Areximbank-Gazprombank Group CJSC. Initially Russian press informed that Gazprombank has sold Armenian Areximbank.
21:50 13.10.2016 | As long as Armenia is a part of Russian political, economic and military space, economy diversification is impossible: Ashot Yeghiazaryan

“Comprising a part of that economic space, basically, Armenia is a part of Russian political, military and economic space, and as international sanctions are being imposed, which already means that investments in Armenia are also risky.”
20:24 13.10.2016 | Armenian company manufactures state-of-the-art military thermal vision, anti-hardware device with 3500m range of operation

“At a distance of 1800-200 meters the device identifies enemy hardware and infantry fighting vehicles. We have designed the device here, and produced it here as well. We only imported a few parts from abroad. The device has been manufactured here entirely,” Manukyan said.
19:12 13.10.2016 | Armenia is at the intersection, where we should decide the vector and realize where we go: A.Khurshudyan

“We are touching upon the equal field, however, we had other precedent, when prior to the crisis Governments of both Hovik Abrahamyan and Tigran Sargsyan supported business. It’s already not about the equal field, but the Government mediated, and the practice of large loans, allocation of tax privileges extended for a rather long period.”
17:03 13.10.2016 | Real economic disaster threatens our country: Levon Ter-Petrosyan

“While the regime is engaged in theatrical ceremonies of improving the government system and the electoral process, obviously directed not to the recovery of the state but to strengthening and perpetuating their own authority, real economic disaster, this time in disguise of sweet-sounding word “default”, threatens our country.”
16:27 13.10.2016 | Samvel Farmanyan: President Ergodan is trying to emulate Stalin putting “Gulen movement” instead of “western imperialism”

It could even be argued that there is not much difference what the perpetrators of the military coup did in 1980 and what Erdogan has carried out recently. News coming from Turkey reminds me of horror and nightmare of Stalin era: Millions of people living even in remote villages of Soviet Union were officially accused to be agents of ‘western imperialism’ and were jailed or killed.

16:12 13.10.2016 | What will attract investors according to Emil Tarasyan?

Referring to the Tax Code, E.Tarasyan stated that they have intensive connection with businessmen, the Ministry conducts analysis in which Tax Code the directions may prevent economic growth and what possible changes may be implemented.
14:03 13.10.2016 | Armenia’s New Ballistic Missiles will Shake up the Neighborhood: The National Interest

It has been revealed that the supplied ballistic equipment belongs to an export variant of Iskander—namely Iskander-E, with a maximum engagement range of 280 kilometers instead of the classic five-hundred-kilometer Iskander-M. It definitely might have a game-changing effect in the case of a new phase of escalation.
12:29 13.10.2016 | “Deepening USA-Russia confrontation won’t be mirrored in NK conflict”

“Of course, the ongoing situation is of utmost importance and is full of threat. However, we should also realize that there are more than thousands of Islamist groups today in Syria, which are separated between supporters of Assad and the Islamic State.”
23:09 12.10.2016 | “Steps to diversify Armenia’s economy will partly succeed”

“If EEU continues existing in the future as well, it’ll only gain if its members have stable economy, which should be diversified and miscellaneous.”