In Jan-June 2014 Armenian Copper Programme (ACP) cut blister copper production by 13.5% to 5,015 tons.
According to the ACP's spokesman Vahram Avagyan, in Jan-June 2014 the company processed 25,767 tons of copper concentrate against 22,916 tons a year before.

In Q2 2014 VTB Bank (Armenia) confirmed its leadership in lending.

More than thirty employees of Armenian ancestry from the internationally recognized audit firm EY (Ernst & Young) recently visited Armenia in order to enjoy both its natural beauty and rich cultural heritage—in essence, to become familiar with the land of their ancestors. Some,  who were visiting Armenia for the first time, had identified with the country although they’d  never seen the peaks of Ararat from the top of the Yerevan Cascade. Here the city of Yerevan— the center of the Armenian world—spreads out before you.

The health condition of Armenian businessman Levon Hayrapetyan became much worse on Tuesday morning, 

 The Armenian economy is fully controlled by oligarchs and will die eventually if nothing is changed, Armenian businessman Vahagn Hovnanyan told azatutyun.am. 

Ambassador of the United States to Armenia John Heffern believes that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict can be resolved only through peaceful talks.

In Oct 2014 Armenia will join the UN peacekeeping operation in Lebanon, Ambassador Zohrab Mnatsakanyan said during an open high-level debate on UN Peacekeeping:  regional partnership and its evolution on Monday.

 A car of the ICRC Yerevan Office has been fired at on the Armenian-Azeri border.

 Retail trade has always been one of the most dynamic sectors of world business. Retail trade operators are developing intensively. This trend does not pass by Armenia, where retail chains are also developing dynamically. There are already over 10 retail chains in the country and their number keeps growing. The process of development is accompanied by mergers, acquisitions, entry of new players and withdrawal of old ones, which eventually determines the dynamics of the retail trade market. Ameria Advisory Company has conducted the second research in the retail trade sector in Armenia, with main focus on fast moving consumer goods market (FMCG). According to the findings of the research, in 2012-2013 the large retail chains reduced the coverage of Yerevan’s FMCG market by 5 pct points. Now supermarkets and hypermarkets occupy only 47% of the FMCG market in Yerevan versus 52% in 2012. The research explains this by the fact that the residents of Yerevan considerably reduced their FMCG expenses and started doing more shopping at minimarkets and food stores. Furthermore, two years ago STAR, a major trade chain in Armenia, quitted. This toughened the competition among the market participants, which should keep placing their stake on the customer perception and innovation management to enhance the customer loyalty and engagement. Below is ArmInfo’s interview with Artashes Shaboyan, Senior Research Specialist at Ameria Group, who shares his opinion on possible problems, trends in the retail trade sector, as well as the steps that can help retailers to their boost sales.

On July 26 night Azerbaijan mounted another sabotage attack on the Line of Contact of the Azeri and Nagorno-Karabakh armed forces near Martakert.   

The Helsinki Citizens' Assembly Vanadzor Office urges the Armenian Defense Ministry to look into the military conscription of a young man with thoracic kyphosis. 

Armenia suffered no losses during the crossfire initiated by Azerbaijan on the Armenian-Azeri border near Movses, Nerkin Karmiraghbyur and Aygepar villages of Tavush Province, Spokesman for Armenian Defense Ministry Artsrun Hovhannisyan told journalists on July 26. 

The indicator of the economic growth in Armenia is extremely low for the first half of 2014 versus the same period of 2013, the former prime minister of Armenia, a member of the parliament from the opposition Armenian National Congress, Hrant Bagratyan, wrote at his "Facebook" page.

The latest position and statement of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs was addressed to Azerbaijan, vice-speaker of the Armenian parliament, press-secretary of the RPA, Edward Sharmazanov, told journalists  after the sitting of the executive body of the Republican Party of Armenia. 

 On 25 July a French citizen was lost in Gegarkunik region of Armenia.

The Republican Party of Armenia does not hurry to assess 100 day activity of Hovik Abrahamyan's government.

President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan met with the Public Council members.

In an interview with RFE/RL's Armenian Service (Azatutyun.am) on Thursday Ohanian acknowledged, however, that advanced systems are not available at all sections of the border with Azerbaijan, especially in the areas where they would be exposed to enemy fire.

 The Investigation Committee of the Russian Federation has brought charges  against Levon Hayrapetyan for misappropriation (Article 160) and money laundering (Article 174).