In January-October 2024, the volume of industrial output of the Eurasian Economic Union was 104.4 percent of the level of January-October 2023. It was reported by the press service of the Eurasian Economic Union. During the reporting period, the production volume of the processing industry in the EAEU increased by 7.9%, electricity supply, gas, steam and air conditioning - by 3.4%, water supply, sewage system, control of waste collection and distribution - by 0.4%; In the mining industry, the volume of production and quarrying decreased by 0.6%. In January-October 2024, an increase in industrial production was observed in all member countries. In Armenia - by 11.7%, in Belarus - by 6.2%, in Kyrgyzstan - by 5.3%, in Russia - by 4.4%, in Kazakhstan - by 2.6%.

Since the beginning of 2024, the import of potatoes to Russia from Armenia has increased more than seven times, from China - more than three times, and from Belarus - by 60.8%. "During this year, the volume of potato imports from Belarus increased by 60.8% (in 2024: 168.5 thousand tons), from China - more than three times (in 2024: 40 thousand tons), and from Armenia - more than seven times (in 2024: 10.8 thousand tons)," said the message of Rosselkhoznadzor. In general, 395,500 tons of potatoes were imported to Russia from the beginning of 2024, which is 7.9 percent less compared to the same period of 2023. The main countries supplying such products to Russia are traditionally Belarus, Egypt, Azerbaijan, China and Armenia. Earlier, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev asked the Ministry of Economic Development and Agriculture of Russia to work on importing potatoes from friendly countries in order to meet the growing demand.

RA Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures Gnel Sanosyan, Deputy Minister Kristine Ghalechyan, Head of "Road Department" Foundation Gor Avetisyan met with representatives of the National Roads Union of Italy within the framework of their visit to the Republic of Italy. During the meeting, the management system of the Italian road network was presented, the issues of tunnel construction and operation, measures aimed at improving road safety, as well as the advanced digital management tools operating in Italy, the features of the Smart Roads system were discussed. On the spot, the minister familiarized himself with the works, advantages and features of the digital road management system operating in the Azienda Nazionale Autonoma delle Strade (ANAS) organization. ANAS manages 2,034 tunnels, 32,516 km of roads, and 18,602 bridges in Italy. Within the framework of the visit, a memorandum of cooperation in the field of road infrastructure was signed between Armenia and Italy. It was signed by Gor Avetisyan, Executive Director of the "Road Department" Foundation, and Aldo Isi, Executive Director of the Italian National Road Union (Anas). The memorandum defines cooperation between the parties in the direction of best practices for the development of transport infrastructure, road sector innovations, information exchange about new technologies, increasing road safety, as well as training of specialists from both countries, regular familiarization visits that will contribute to the improvement of road infrastructure.

An Iranian trade center will be opened in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, which will become a gateway to the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), the Iranian Mehr agency writes. As Iran's first and largest permanent trade center abroad, the Iran Trade Center in Armenia will open on October 1 in cooperation with the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI). The Iranian shopping center was designed and developed in Yerevan on a land area of ​​more than 18,000 square meters. The center's 10,000 square meter exhibition space includes 107 exhibition boards of various sizes that can be used for various industries, equipped with meeting rooms for business meetings (B2B), open space for events, conferences and festivals. Among marketing and research services, exhibition services, strategies to enter the profitable market of Armenia and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), the center will prepare the ground for financial transfers, logistics and transportation services, legal advice, tax and customs services.

The import of services to Armenia increased by 17.2% in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the first quarter of 2023, and the export by 3%. The Eurasian Economic Commission informed about it. Compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, the positive balance of trade in services in Armenia decreased by 19.1%.

In Armenia, a special medical facility will be created for detainees who need long-term or permanent medical assistance, which will be managed by the SNOC. Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic Levon Balyan said about this in the National Assembly on July 10, during the discussion of the bill on amendments and additions to the Criminal Code, at the extraordinary session of the National Assembly's Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs. In particular, an authorization norm will be introduced in the Criminal Procedure Code of Armenia, which will allow the order of the Minister of Justice to regulate in more detail the procedure for assessing the risks and needs of convicts. According to the speaker, in the field of criminal justice and penitentiary system reform, the effective assessment of the risks and needs of prisoners is key, which is the basis for the development and implementation of an individual resocialization program. "The Criminal Code stipulates that the work of resocialization and formation of positive behavior begins from the first day of the execution of the sentence. The content of these works derives from the convict's personal and behavioral changes and is based on the results of his risk and needs assessment," Balyan emphasized. According to him, it is planned to transfer the convicts who need long-term medical care, as well as service and care in hospital conditions, to the aforementioned medical institution. In the medical facility, the convict will be kept under special conditions ensuring increased supervision. The deputy minister noted that the specifics of the conditions for keeping the convict in a medical facility will be defined by the internal regulations of the penitentiary. According to the proposed changes, the convict will be kept in the isolation cell provided for him. "Convicts whose health condition cannot be maintained in medical facilities of penal institutions will be accommodated in medical facilities," Balyan explained. The penitentiary service will ensure the order and conditions of execution of sentences in the medical penitentiary, and the state non-profit organization "Criminal Medicine Center of the Ministry of Health" will provide medical assistance and service to the convicts. After a rather long discussion, the legislative initiative received a positive opinion from the permanent parliamentary committee.

Since 2020, the trade turnover between Armenia and the USA has tripled. Samantha Power, head of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), said this at a briefing held in Yerevan on July 10. "If in 2020 this number was 96 million dollars, then in 2023 it was 321 million dollars. These rates may accelerate. We are moving from supporting Armenia to trading with Armenia. We have helped the Armenian government to improve investment opportunities in import and export, agriculture, tourism and technology sectors. In addition, we are working to encourage local food production, including the cultivation of grain crops suited to Armenian climatic conditions," he added. He expressed the United States' commitment to helping Tavush and Lori better prepare for possible future natural disasters. Power said that 2.4 million dollars will be allocated in order to protect citizens' personal data and ensure other human rights along with the development of technologies. He expressed confidence that significant development has taken place in Armenia over the past 5 years, which has led to the liberalization of the media and citizens, as well as transparency in the field of corruption. The head of the agency believes that efforts are being made to acquire property belonging to the people of Armenia. According to him, it is a property that was stolen in the past by people who put their interests above the interests of the people.

The trends of wage growth are maintained in Armenia. RA Statistical Committee informs about it. In the months of January-March 2024, the average monthly nominal salary in Armenia was 8.2 percent higher than the index of the same period last year, making 282,879 drams. In March of this year, compared to February, it increased by 12.5 percent, and compared to March of last year, the increase was 8.1 percent. It is noted that in March of this year, the average monthly nominal salary in Armenia was 307 thousand 655 drams.