The ongoing economic processes in Armenia correspond to the government's forecasts. Armenian Minister of Finance Vahe Hovhannisyan on Wednesday announced this at a meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs during the discussion of the report on the implementation of the state budget of Armenia for the first half of 2026.

According to Hovhannisyan, tourism sector in Armenia recorded 14.8% growth, with the growth of arrivals from Russia reaching 23.3%, and from other countries - 9.8%.

"The net growth of remittances amounted to 21.7%. Remittances from Russia increased by 32.6%, and from other countries - by 8.6%," he added.

At the same time, the economic activity index in Armenia increased by 7.9%, which, according to the minister, is due to the growth recorded in the services, industry, and construction sectors.