ArmInfo. On September 28, the 5th meeting of the Joint Coordination Committee for the implementation of the second life extension program for Unit 2 of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant was held in Yerevan.

ArmInfo. The number of income-generating jobs in August amounted to 830,417. This was reported by the State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Armenia.

ArmInfo. Belarus and Armenia topped the list of countries for budget travel in Russia in October 2026, according to a study by the travel planning service OneTwoTrip, the text of which was obtained by TASS.

Arminfo.  In the context of the emerging strategic partnership between Armenia and the United States, the energy sector is of particular importance, and the Armenian side highly values the interest of the United States in developing Armenia’s energy system and the region’s energy interconnectivity. Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of the Republic of Armenia Narek Apitonyan stated this during a meeting with a U.S. delegation headed by Paul Hooper, Director of the Energy Supply Chains Office of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business Affairs.

ArmInfo. Armenian Ambassador Grigor Hakobyan met with Iranian Vice President and Co-Chair of the Armenia-Iran Intergovernmental Joint Commission Hamid Pourmohammadi.

ArmInfo. In the spring of 2027, the four-person SpaceX Crew-14 crew will launch to the International Space Station (ISS) under the command of astronaut Kayla Barron.

ArmInfo. Armenia and the EU discussed the further development of cooperation in high technology, artificial intelligence (AI), digital infrastructure, and cybersecurity. This was reported by the press service of the high-tech industry, citing the results of a meeting between the head of the department, David Tadevosyan, and the EU Ambassador to Armenia, Vasilis Maragos.

ArmInfo. The Hungarian company Frostland Kft, which specializes in the supply and wholesale of high-quality frozen and processed products, is interested in the Armenian market. This was announced following a meeting between company representatives and Armenian Deputy Minister of Economy Arman Khojoyan.

ArmInfo.The development of digital financial services today involves not only improving existing banking products but also creating specialized platforms that make financial services more efficient and accessible.

ArmInfo.            In today's world, the most valuable capital is not finance, but knowledge; this is why Idram and IDBank view education as a strategic investment in the future.

ArmInfo. From September 22 to 25, dollar activity on the Armenian interbank currency market remained steady, while ruble activity declined. Furthermore, euro transactions have been suspended for a month. Specifically, dollar transactions accelerated from 31% to 65%, while ruble transactions reversed from a 94% increase to a 27.4% decline. Nevertheless, the weekly volume of ruble transactions remained higher than dollar transactions, but the gap narrowed from 3.3 times to 1.5 times.

ArmInfo. On September 25, RA Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan received Bulgarian Ambassador to Armenia Nikola Nikolov.

ArmInfo. On September 25, RA Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan received a delegation led by Alexander Timan, head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission to Armenia.

ArmInfo.   A delegation led by Rafael Gevorkyan, Deputy Chairman of the State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Armenia, participated in the 83rd session of the Council of Heads of Customs Services of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), organized in Brest via videoconference.

ArmInfo. A delegation from the State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Armenia, led by Ashot Movsisyan, Head of the Investigative and Operational Intelligence Department, participated in the 25th session of the Coordinating Council of Heads of Tax (Financial) Investigative Bodies of the CIS Member States in Tashkent, dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the Commonwealth of Independent States. Delegations from Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, as well as representatives of the CIS Executive Committee, participated in the session, according to a statement from the State Revenue Committee.

ArmInfo.  In Armenia, the industrial price index increased significantly in January-August 2026 compared to the same period in 2025, from 102.8% to 108.8%.  This was observed against the backdrop of the annual dynamics of the industrial sector going from a 7.8% decline to 7.4% growth, with a volume of 2.1 trillion drams ($5.6 billion). This is evidenced by preliminary data from the Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia.  A similar increase in the industrial price index was noted in August 2026 compared to August 2025 - from 105.1% to 108.9%. However, during this period, the industrial sector demonstrated a decline of 4.3%, compared to growth of 5.8% a year ago.

ArmInfo. Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure David Khudatyan received Elisabetta Falcetti, Executive Director for Turkey and the Caucasus at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

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 preliminary 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.

ArmInfo. Russian natural gas supplies to Armenia via the North Caucasus-Transcaucasia gas pipeline resumed on September 25, Gazprom Armenia reported.

ArmInfo. New opportunities for cooperation with the Asian Development Bank were discussed at the RA Water Committee.