  Employment in Armenia up 5% in H1 2025 September 22, 2025 - 18:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - From January to June 2025, the number of salaried employees in Armenia rose by 5%, Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan told parliament’s Standing Committee on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs while presenting the state budget’s half-year performance, Armenpress reported. The minister explained that the number of registered unemployed continued to decline during this period, while the labor market showed positive momentum. “In January–June, the number of salaried workers increased by 5%, mainly due to growth in employment in trade, construction, public administration, and defense,” Hovhannisyan said.   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 |  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. |
