Economy

Government to allocate AMD 1.2 billion to hail victims

Economy. Photo: Narek Avetisyan /Narek75/ / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped
Photo: Narek Avetisyan /Narek75/ / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped

The government has adopted a decision to provide state support to partially mitigate the damage caused by hail in several provinces in June–July 2026. According to the justification, damage was recorded in 9 provinces, and the total estimated damage exceeds AMD 3 billion, including about AMD 269 million in uninsurable agricultural losses. Provincial administrations will receive more than AMD 1.2 billion for compensation.

Coverage timeline

First to report: News.am13:46Opposition

Pro-government 3 / 6 First: Public Radio of Armenia, 2 h 21 min later
Balanced 1 / 14 First: Shant TV / Shantnews, 2 h 23 min later
Opposition 3 / 21 First: News.am, 13:46
Timeline as a list
  1. News.am (Opposition)
  2. Tert.am (Opposition)
  3. Public Radio of Armenia (Pro-government)
  4. Shant TV / Shantnews (Balanced)
  5. Haykakan Zhamanak (Armtimes) (Pro-government)
  6. Public TV news (H1 / Lurer) (Pro-government)
  7. Politik.am (Opposition)

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