EBRD to assist Armenia affected by Middle East conflict Friday, April 10 2026
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 ArmInfo. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development plans to deploy 5 billion EUR in economies impacted by the conflict in the Middle East, including Armenia. According to the EBRD statement, in addition to Armenia, support will be provided to Egypt, Turkey, and Azerbaijan. |
ArmInfo. About 89% of the leasing portfolio provided by Armenian banks is subsidized by the state in terms of interest rates, as stated by Armenian Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan at the opening of the LEASING EXPO 2026 exhibition, citing data from the Credit Registry.
ArmInfo. The Ashtarak-Gyumri section of the North-South Transport Corridor is now fully operational, as announced by Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure David Khudatyan on his Facebook page.
ArmInfo.The beneficiary of “The Power of One Dram” initiative for April is “Davitbek Games” NGO.
ArmInfo.From April 6 to 10, 2026, ruble transactions were more active than dollar transactions in the Armenian Interbank foreign exchange market, while euro transactions have not been executed for a month and a half.
ArmInfo. On April 10, the RA National Assembly Committee on Healthcare held working discussions on the topic of "100 Days of Universal Health Insurance System."
ArmInfo. Taxi drivers operating through electronic taxi platforms will become beneficiaries of the compulsory health insurance system starting January 1, 2027. The decision to amend the law "On Universal Health Insurance" will be discussed at an extraordinary session of the RA National Assembly on April 7.
ArmInfo.Armenia's foreign trade turnover in January-February 2026 increased by 9.3% year-on-year, recovering from a 52% decline in the same period last year.
ArmInfo.Preliminary data from the Statistical Committee of Armenia reveals a positive shift in the national labor market for 2025, with the unemployment rate falling from 13.4% to 12.8%. The total number of unemployed citizens decreased by 4.9%, settling at 172,300 people by the end of the year.
ArmInfo. Goldman Sachs analysts lowered their price forecasts for major crude oil grades for the second quarter of 2026 after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire.
ArmInfo. At the initiative of the Iranian side, a telephone conversation took place on April 5 between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
ArmInfo. The Electric Networks of Armenia CJSC has already been de facto nationalized, and the legal formalization process is currently underway, as stated the RA Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, at a briefing on April 9.
ArmInfo. An expert team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is currently in Armenia to conduct seminars with representatives from relevant agencies on nuclear safety ahead of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 17), as reported to ArmInfo by the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
ArmInfo. On April 10, the fifth meeting of the Council for the Development of Science and Technology was held under the chairmanship of RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
ArmInfo. As part of its strategy for the next five years, Armenia is planning to position itself as a key research and development (R&D) and technology hub. Ruben Simonyan, Deputy Minister of High-Tech Industry of Armenia, made this statement during a panel discussion on "Digital Infrastructure and the Real Economy" held as part of the Doing Digital 2026 forum.
ArmInfo. Reverse mortgage institution will be introduced in Armenia. The RA government approved amendments to the Civil Code and a package of related laws at its April 2 meeting.
ArmInfo.In 2025, there were 11,070 mortgage transactions concluded in Armenia, exceeding the 2024 figure by 32.2%, according to data from the State Committee of Real Estate Cadastre of the Republic of Armenia.
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