ArmInfo. The Armenian government possesses the necessary legal instruments and grounds to terminate the concession agreement with the Russian Federation concerning Armenia’s railways, but will not resort to such a measure. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said this in an interview with Infocom.

ArmInfo. The name of the 2026 laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Armenia for Global Contribution to High Technologies was announced at a press conference held on October 6. This year, the prize was awarded to Kam Ghaffaryan, the founder and co-founder of IBX, Axiom Space, Intuitive Machines, X-energy, and Quantum Space, an engineer, and businessman.

ArmInfo. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk, together with Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev, held a meeting of the co-chairs of the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation between Russia and Azerbaijan.

ArmInfo. National Assembly Member Artur Khachatryan from the opposition "Armenia" faction responded to the sharp increase in gasoline prices in the republic.

ArmInfo. On October 1, Armenian Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan participated in the strategic plenary session entitled "Investment Activity as a Key Factor in Dynamic and Sustainable Economic Development" at the Turkmenistan Investment Forum (TIF 2026), held in Ashgabat.

ArmInfo. Armenian Ambassador to Iran Grigor Hakobyan discussed prospects for developing cooperation between the two countries in the area of industrial settlements with Tahmor Lahouti, Deputy Minister of Industry, Mining, and Trade of Iran for Small Business and Industrial Zones. This was reported by the Armenian Embassy in Iran.

ArmInfo. The Union of Banks of Armenia hosted a delegation of the International Monetary Fund, led by Chairman Alexander Ferenc Timan.

ArmInfo. Within the three phases of the Firebird AI Factory construction project in Hrazdan, the computing infrastructure will reach 100,000 GPUs. This was announced by Firebird co-founder Alexander Yesayan during a press conference on September 23.

ArmInfo. From September 8 to 11, Ardshinbank participated in the International Exhibition for Cooperation between Banks and Enterprises in Xiamen, China. The event was held as part of the 26th China International Investment and Trade Fair.

ArmInfo. RA Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure David Khudatyan will participate in the international maritime forum to be held in Batumi.   The decision to send the minister was signed by RA Prime Minister  Nikol Pashinyan.

ArmInfo.Consumer loans dominate not only in volume, but also in toxicity

ArmInfo. President Ilham Aliyev's statement that Azerbaijani specialists have studied the possibility of laying new power transmission lines across Armenia  to secure electricity supplies fits entirely into the logic of the venture known as TRIPP. Moreover, this initiative is a risky venture exclusively for Armenia. Energy security expert Vahe Davtyan holds this view.

ArmInfo. The issue of the  railway concession was not discussed with the Russian President, but  our position remains the same: it is our property, and the Republic  of Armenia should be able to use it deems appropriate. Armenian Prime  Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this during a press-briefing on July  30.

ArmInfo.Ardshinbank, as a strong partner of Seaside Startup Summit Armenia 2026, will participate from July 26 to August 1 in one of the region’s largest startup and business events, presenting innovative financial solutions, digital services, and special offers aimed at the development of enterprises.

ArmInfo. As part of his working visit to Canada, Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Vahan Kostanyan met with several representatives of the Canadian academic and expert community.

ArmInfo. The Eurasian Development Bank has updated the "Observatory of Transport Projects of the Eurasian Transport Corridor (ETC)" — a digital platform that accumulates data on the development of transport corridors in 13 countries.

ArmInfo. The financial and digital literacy courses organized by Idram and IDBank made their next stop in the Syunik province. Through the partnership between the Davidbek Games Foundation, Idram, and IDBank, the annual pan-Armenian competition-festival took on a new dimension this time. Alongside overcoming daily challenges and trials, participants had the opportunity to explore the financial world and learn how to protect themselves from financial fraud.

ArmInfo.    There is a growing risk of scam calls targeting the most vulnerable category of citizens -pensioners. The scheme relies on social engineering: criminals simulate calls from an official agency or companies managing pension savings, and under the pretext of an "accounting error", they attempt to gain access to the victims' money.

ArmInfo.The public debt-to-GDP ratio decreased in 2025, but the debt-service burden remains high. This is stated in the analysis of the Luys Foundation, which this time examined the performance indicators of the 2025 state budget.

ArmInfo. In recent years, there has been a steady growth trend in financial services exports from Armenia. This was stated by RA Minister of Finance Vahe Hovhannisyan on June 16, while presenting the country's 2025 state budget implementation in the National Assembly.