Unlocking Premium Flight Privileges: IDBank joins Visa and Wizz Air to Introduce Next-Generation Travel Privileges in Armenia
 Tuesday, September 15 2026,

ArmInfo. IDBank is the first in the CIS and Southeastern Europe to introduce the new Visa Wizz Air Platinum co-branded travel card.      

In the first half of 2026, Armenia reduced imports of petroleum products by 34.8%
 Tuesday, September 15 2026,

ArmInfo.   Imports of petroleum products into Armenia in H1 2026 decreased by 34.8% year-on-year (compared to 9.2% growth a year earlier), amounting to 159.1 thousand tons. At the same time, the customs value decreased by 17.6% to $189.8 million. This is evidenced by data from the RA Customs Service.

In Armenia, the decline in the MTPL loss ratio slowed, but policies continued to rise in price.
 Tuesday, September 15 2026,

ArmInfo.  The loss ratio for mandatory motor third-party liability insurance (MTPL) in Armenia decreased to 73.2% in January-August 2026 from 74% over the same period in 2025. This was observed against the backdrop of an acceleration in the annual growth of the number of active policies from 7.8% to 9.6%, insurance premiums from 17.5% to 17.8%, and a more noticeable acceleration in the growth of claims paid from 6.6% to 18.7%.

Armenia and Egypt Discussed Opportunities for Expanding Economic Cooperation
 Tuesday, September 15 2026,

Arminfo. Armenia and Egypt discussed opportunities to expand economic cooperation. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Economy, citing the results of a meeting between Minister Gevorg Papoyan and Egypt’s Ambassador to Armenia Amal Afifi.

The IAEA Director General was presented with the process of implementing the program to extend the operating life of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant
 Tuesday, September 15 2026,

ArmInfo.  On the sidelines of the 70th anniversary session of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of the Republic of Armenia David Khudatyan held a meeting in Vienna with IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi.

Armenia and Kazakhstan have synchronized their watches on trade and economic cooperation.
 Monday, September 14 2026,

ArmInfo. To further deepen trade and economic cooperation between Kazakhstan and Armenia, an online meeting was held with representatives of QazTrade JSC, the Kazakh-Armenian Business Council, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Armenia, Kazakhstan's Honorary Consuls, and the Armenian business community.

The Buissup Challenge competition concludes in Yerevan: 150 participants, 10 business challenges and a prize fund of 3.5 million drams
 Monday, September 14 2026,

ArmInfo.  From September 11 to 13, the Buissup Challenge, a new Buissup format organized by the Armenian Business Association, was held at the Ayb School. As part of the competition, young professionals and representatives of various fields worked on real business challenges presented by major companies, developing applicable solutions for them.

The Speaker of the National Assembly: It is impossible to exclude Armenia from the EAEU, since such a mechanism simply does not exist
 Monday, September 14 2026,

ArmInfo. Armenia remains a member of the Eurasian Economic Union and intends to maximize the opportunities offered by its membership. Deputy Minister of Economy Tigran Gasparyan stated this at the plenary session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on September 14, responding to a comment from Agnessa Khamoyan, a member of parliament from the opposition Armenia faction.

On the 35th anniversary of the Republic of Armenia, the Central Bank put a silver commemorative coin into circulation
 Monday, September 14 2026,

ArmInfo. The Central Bank of Armenia put into circulation a silver commemorative coin entitled “35th Anniversary of the Republic of Armenia” on September 14, 2026. As noted in the statement by the CBA, the coin, with a face value of 5,000 drams, is made of 925 sterling silver. The sketches were designed by Eduard Kurginyan. The coin was minted at the Lithuanian Mint.

A new model for managing state property is taking shape in Armenia
 Monday, September 14 2026,

ArmInfo.  On September 14, consultations were held under the chairmanship of RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, during which issues related to the management of state property were discussed.

The Armenian Parliament ratified the free trade agreement between the EAEU member states, on the one hand, and the Republic of Indonesia, on the other hand.
 Monday, September 14 2026,

ArmInfo.  At its plenary session on September 14, the National Assembly of Armenia ratified the free trade agreement between the EAEU member states, on the one hand, and the Republic of Indonesia, on the other.

Armenia and Iran signed a protocol on the creation of a simplified customs corridor
 Monday, September 14 2026,

Arminfo.  A delegation headed by Eduard Hakobyan, Chairman of the State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Armenia, paid a working visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran.

In January–August this year, Turkey’s exports to Armenia amounted to $1.336 million
 Monday, September 14 2026,

ArmInfo. According to data from the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM), Turkey’s exports increased by 4 percent in January-August of this year compared with the same period last year—from $177.9 billion to $185 billion, Anadolu reports.

“Araratcement” operates at full capacity under state management: Economy Minister presented the plant’s production tonnage
 Monday, September 14 2026,

ArmInfo.  “Araratcement,” having come under state management, is operating at full capacity. Armenia’s Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan reported this on his Facebook page.

Supplies of Russian natural gas to Armenia will be temporarily suspended
 Monday, September 14 2026,

ArmInfo.  From September 15 to 25, supplies of Russian natural gas to Armenia will be temporarily suspended. This was reported by Gazprom Armenia.

The 111th meeting of the CIS Economic Council was held in Ashgabat — the next meeting will take place in Moscow
 Saturday, September 12 2026,

Arminfo.  The 111th meeting of the CIS Economic Council was held in Ashgabat on September 11, during which a wide range of issues concerning economic cooperation among the CIS member states was considered.

Ameriabank presented technological solutions in the customer service sector at the 4Future banking conference.
 Friday, September 11 2026,

ArmInfo. Ameriabank participated in the international conference 4Future Banking 2026, presenting the bank's technological and customer experience solutions. The event brought together representatives from the financial, banking, and technology sectors to discuss key developments in the financial sector, the impact of new technologies on banking services, and new opportunities for shaping the financial ecosystems of the future. The key topic of the event was "Integrated Customer Experience: The Ecosystem of the Future."

Team Telecom Armenia is the technology partner of the Tour of Armenia.
 Friday, September 11 2026,

ArmInfo. Team Telecom Armenia is the technology partner of the international professional multi-day cycling race Tour of Armenia, which brought together 16 teams from around the world.

On Armenia’s interbank foreign exchange market, dollar transactions decreased while ruble transactions increased from September 7 to 11.
 Friday, September 11 2026,

ArmInfo.  On Armenia’s foreign exchange interbank market, dollar transactions declined from September 7 to 11, while ruble transactions increased. Alongside this, no euro transactions were conducted for the second week in a row. In particular, the weekly volume of dollar transactions decreased by 13.3%, while the trend in ruble transactions shifted from a 47% decline to 30.2% growth. This enabled the weekly volume of ruble transactions to retain its lead over dollar transactions, with the gap increasing from 1.4 times to 2.2 times.

Creating sustainable cybersecurity capacity is a key prerequisite for Armenia’s digital transformation — Deputy Minister
 Friday, September 11 2026,

Arminfo.  On September 11, Deputy Minister of High-Tech Industry and Artificial Intelligence of the Republic of Armenia Tatev Aslanyan received a delegation headed by Dr. Sonja Kurtz, Director of the GIZ Office in Armenia, and Ivan Zusner, Programme Officer at the EU Delegation.

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