ArmInfo. Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan met with World Bank Regional Director Roland Preiss and discussed the progress of programs implemented in the country.

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. Ameriabank, a pioneer in technological transformation, served as the general sponsor of the Bold Business 2031 forum. The event, organized by LinkedIn Local Yerevan, took place in Yerevan, bringing together the business community, including business leaders, investors, representatives of government and international agencies, diplomats, and experts. The goal of the event was to unite business communities from various fields on a single platform and create a forum for communication. Key topics on the current agenda included the development of artificial intelligence, new technologies, and networking.

ArmInfo. Gevorg Mantashyan, Deputy Minister of High-Tech Industry and Artificial Intelligence of the Republic of Armenia, spoke at the opening of the NVB Frontier Forum, organized by New Venture Brokerage (NVB).

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ArmInfo. A positive decision was made on ARMNAB's accession to the Multilateral Agreement on Mutual Recognition of the European Cooperation in Accreditation (EA). This was stated in a statement by the RA Ministry of Economy.

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ArmInfo. Net foreign investment in Armenia's economy increased threefold year-on-year in the first half of 2026, reaching $395 million (145.2 billion drams). Net foreign direct investment (FDI) increased significantly, reaching $309 million (113.5 billion drams). This is evidenced by data from the RA Statistics Committee.

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. RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attended the opening ceremony of Acba Bank's new head office yesterday.

ArmInfo. Eduard Hakobyan, Chairman of the State Revenue Committee of Armenia, presented the results of the cooperation established between the SRC and the World Bank, as well as the UK Foreign and Development Authority (FDA), to the British Ambassador to Armenia, Alexandra Cole, and representatives of the World Bank (WB) mission.

ArmInfo. Discussions in the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on the draft state budget for 2027 will begin on November 2. The Council of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia approved the schedule for preliminary discussions in parliamentary committees at its October 5 meeting.

ArmInfo. A specialized seminar for representatives of the Armenian agricultural sector, dedicated to modern approaches to fertilizer use and improving the efficiency of agricultural production, was held at the Russian Trade Mission in Armenia.

ArmInfo. The unemployment rate in Armenia decreased in the second quarter of 2026 from 13.7% to 13%, but on an annual basis, it increased from 12.3% in the same period of 2025. This is evidenced by data from the RA Statistics Committee.

ArmInfo. Rosatom is ready to use all its available technologies and competencies to implement the project to decontaminate the site of the former Nairit chemical plant in Armenia. This was reported to TASS by the Federal Environmental Operator (FEO, a Rosatom enterprise).

ArmInfo. Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure David Khudatyan reported that he discussed the restoration and operation of the Gyumri-Kars power transmission line with a delegation led by Mustafa Pustu, Chairman of the Board and Director General of the Electricity Transmission Organization of Turkey.

ArmInfo. In September 2026, compared to September 2025, inflation in the Armenian consumer market was 4.3% (compared to 3.7% a year ago), driven primarily by rising food prices.

ArmInfo.Ardshinbank has opened a new STATUS Center at 66 Teryan Street in Yerevan. With the opening of the new center, the bank’s STATUS service was officially relaunched. STATUS is a premium personal banking and financial services package that brings together customers’ day-to-day banking needs, wealth management, and a comprehensive range of lifestyle-oriented solutions within a single system.

ArmInfo. In Armenia, economic activity growth accelerated to 7.3% annually in January-August 2026 (from 7.1% in the same period of 2025). Moreover, the industrial sector, having managed to turn recession into growth, has recovered as one of the drivers of economic growth. According to the final data from the RA Statistics Committee, foreign trade also turned from a double-digit decline into growth, supported mainly by an increase in imports and a partially slowing decline in exports.

ArmInfoArmenia's Deputy Ministers of High-Tech Industry and Artificial Intelligence, Gevorg Mantashyan and Tatev Aslanyan, received a delegation led by Ilona Ter-Minasyan, Head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Office in Armenia.