ArmInfo. Oleg Belozerov, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Russian Railways (RZD), will arrive in Yerevan on October 13. Sources familiar with the situation told ArmInfo.

ArmInfo. On October 12, a specialized working meeting with the leadership of the Rescue Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia was held in Yerevan as part of a business mission of Russian companies. The meeting focused on prospects for cooperation in the field of digitalization and the expansion of supplies of modern Russian fire and rescue equipment.

ArmInfo. A delegation led by Armenian Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan is participating in the 2026 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group in Bangkok, Thailand. During the visit, the minister met with Yevgeny Rugenaat, Executive Director of the World Bank Group, of which Armenia is a member.

ArmInfo. Armenia and Barcelona discussed the possibility of implementing joint applied research projects in the field of vocational training. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of High-Tech Industry, citing the results of Deputy Minister Gevorg Mantashyan's visit to the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS).

ArmInfo.A new biodiversity park will be established in the heart of the capital, covering approximately 1.2 hectares adjacent to the Matenadaran. This latest project, dedicated to the 35th anniversary of IDBank’s founding, is being implemented jointly with Matenadaran, with the parties having signed a memorandum of understanding and an agreement․

ArmInfo. The business communities of Armenia and Belgium discussed opportunities for cooperation and the formation of new partnerships. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Economy, citing the meeting "Connecting Businesses, Creating Opportunities" organized by the Embassy of Belgium in Armenia and the Belgian-Armenian Chamber of Commerce.

ArmInfo. Armenia's economy will grow by 5.8% in 2026. Despite the gradual normalization of domestic demand, the country's economy will maintain sustainable growth rates, and inflation will approach the Central Bank of Armenia's target level in subsequent years. This is stated in the new Regional Economic Review (Fall 2026) published by the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD), which contains forecasts for economic growth, inflation, and other macroeconomic indicators in Armenia for 2026-2029.

ArmInfo. The Amulsar gold mine is expected to produce approximately 210,000 ounces of gold per year. This was announced at the project launch ceremony attended by RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

ArmInfo. The saga of the Amulsar gold mine project is nearing completion, with the start of deposit development today. RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced this on October 10 at a ceremony dedicated to the launch of the Amulsar mine.

ArmInfo. On October 9, RA Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan participated in a seminar on "The Current State and Prospects for the Development of Urban Development."

ArmInfo.  Armenian agricultural products and mineral water may appear on the Omani market. This issue became the subject of discussions held between the Deputy Minister of Economy of the Republic of Armenia Arman Khojoyan and the representative of the SABCO group of companies of the Sultanate of Oman, the General Director of the National Company for the Production of Mineral Water, which is part of the group,  Samir Al-Baluchi.

ArmInfo.  Varos Simonyan, who oversees certification at the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) and serves as minister for internal markets, informatization, and information and communication technologies, may have influenced the effective disruption of the deadlines for implementing the Integrated Information System (IIS) — a unified digital service for services within the framework of the EAEU. This is reported by «Izvestia» in an extensive article titled «Gray Coordinator: How an EEC Minister from Armenia May Have Arranged the Certification of Counterfeit Supplies to Russia».

ArmInfo. Whether the Armenian authorities will agree to Russia's proposal to build a new nuclear power plant unit will depend on who is in power in the country. Samvel Karapetyan, leader of the "Strong Armenia" bloc, stated this in a conversation with journalists on October 9 after a court hearing.

ArmInfo. On October 9, the European Union (EU) published a regulation on the temporary liberalization of trade in Armenian goods. This was reported on Facebook by Ani Badalyan, spokesperson for the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (MFA).

ArmInfo. Regular charter cargo flights carrying Armenian agricultural produce to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will begin in November. Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan announced this on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo. From October 5 to 9, a decrease in dollar and ruble transactions was observed on the Armenian interbank currency market, although euro transactions resumed a month later. In particular, the trend in dollar transactions reversed from a 79% increase to a 98% decline, which was also observed in ruble transactions, which reversed from an 18.3% increase to a 25.2% decline.

ArmInfo. For Armenia, energy diversification is a strategic priority directly linked to security, sovereignty, and long-term independence. Sargis Khandanyan, head of the Armenian delegation to the OSCE PA and Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, stated this during his speech at the autumn session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, held in Andorra la Vella.

ArmInfo. Nelli Kocharyan, Director of the Financial Institutions and International Banking Department at Converse Bank, participated in a panel discussion dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Banking Association for Central and Eastern Europe (BACEE) during the Bank Pekao FI Day & 52nd BACEE International Banking Conference held in Warsaw. 

ArmInfo. Construction of the Kars-Iğdır-Aralyk railway line continues in Turkey. This was announced by Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu at the "Turkey Centennial Summit in Transport and Infrastructure," organized by Albayrak Media.

ArmInfo. Instead of becoming a center of excellence in tourism, Armenia continues to lose ground in the tourism sector. This was stated in a report by the Luys Foundation, whose experts analyzed the "Tourism Development Index 2026" report published by the World Economic Forum.