  Parliament approves Armenia’s 2026 state budget December 4, 2025 - 19:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The National Assembly has approved the draft of Armenia’s 2026 state budget following a vote in parliament. Based on the final vote, the draft received 62 votes in favor, 27 votes against, and 3 abstentions. Following a review, the 2026 state budget underwent several changes. Notably, the government’s debt-to-GDP ratio, initially forecast at 53.5 percent, was revised down by 0.6 percentage points to 52.9 percent. The macroeconomic indicators underpinning the 2026 budget remain unchanged.   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
