ArmInfo. On the sidelines of the “Advancing the Agentic World” forum taking place in China, Huawei Technologies and Armenia’s Enterprise Incubator Foundation signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand cooperation in the areas of artificial intelligence, advanced digital technologies, research, innovation, talent development and industrial transformation. This is stated in a foundation release.

ArmInfo. The government is discussing the possibility of raising the minimum wage. Eduard Aghajanyan, a member of parliament from the ruling Civil Contract party, told reporters during a briefing on September 18.

ArmInfo.  On Armenia’s foreign exchange interbank market, both dollar and ruble transactions were actively conducted from September 14 to 18. At the same time, euro transactions have not been conducted for the third consecutive week. In particular, the trend in dollar transactions shifted from a 13.3% decline to 31% growth, while the growth in ruble transactions sharply accelerated from 30.2% to 94%. This allowed the weekly volume of ruble transactions to retain its predominance over dollar transactions, with the gap increasing from 2.2 times to 3.3 times.

ArmInfo.  Chairman of the State Revenue Committee (SRC) Eduard Hakobyan received representatives of the missions that began operating in Armenia with the support of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to introduce international best practices for improving tax administration processes aimed at identifying unregistered workers, as well as assessing the tax authority and its capabilities in the field of international taxation using the FITAS tool (Framework for International Tax Administration Strengthening).

ArmInfo.  Complex calculations, tough competition and major victories: the popular among children Junius Financial Tournament has come to an end. In an interactive and dynamic environment, participants learned how to manage and save money wisely, recognize and protect themselves against modern financial scams, and effectively use digital financial tools.

Arminfo. The project to issue Arca UnionPay co-badged cards has officially been launched in Armenia as part of cooperation between the national payment systems of Armenia and China - Armenian Card (Arca) and UnionPay International (UPI). Convers Bank is one of the first in Armenia to offer its cardholders the opportunity to obtain an Arca UnionPay co-badged card with the capabilities of both systems - local and international. This is noted in a statement by Convers Bank.

ArmInfo. The August beneficiary of "The Power of One Dram" initiative was "Orran" Charitable Non-Governmental Organization. Thanks to the accumulated AMD 4,719,020, the child beneficiaries of the organization started the academic year fully prepared, equipped with the necessary school clothing and stationery.

ArmInfo. On September 17, RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan chaired a meeting to discuss issues related to the implementation of the TRIPP project.

ArmInfo. From January to July 2026, exports of Armenian goods to the EU increased by 72%. Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan wrote this on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo. Cement imports into Armenia are at a historically low level. Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan told reporters during a briefing.

ArmInfo.  Consultations were held on September 17 under the chairmanship of RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, during which the draft state budget for 2027 and the framework of tax-and-budgetary policy were discussed.

ArmInfo.  The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) has presented a new analytical report, «The Architecture of Industrial Transformation of Developing Economies,» analyzing how developing countries can move into the high-income category and establish themselves sustainably in this group.

ArmInfo.  RA Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure David Khudatyan will participate in the Global Forum on Sustainable Transport, which will be held in Beijing.  The decision to send the minister on a business trip was signed by RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

ArmInfo.  The Armenian government will allocate 3.5 billion drams to ensure the subsidization of contributions paid into the universal health insurance system. The decision was made at a government meeting on September 17.

ArmInfo.  Armenia plans to establish mechanisms for making non-repayable payments to public organizations, media outlets and political parties from income tax paid by individuals. At its meeting on September 17, the RA government approved amendments to the Tax Code.

ArmInfo. The Armenian government will allocate  1, 110  billion drams to continue the community subsidy program.

Arminfo. The South Caucasus Railway (SCR) reports changes to the train schedule.  In particular, starting September 25, high-speed intercity electric train No. 100/101 Yerevan-Gyumri-Yerevan will depart from Gyumri station at 17:55 instead of the previous 19:40.

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ArmInfo. Acba Bank will act as the market maker for the Armenian dram (AMD) denominated bonds of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on the Armenia Securities Exchange, ensuring their liquidity in the secondary market.

ArmInfo. Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan received Lyaziza Sabirova, Country Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Resident Mission in Armenia.