The 111th meeting of the CIS Economic Council was held in Ashgabat — the next meeting will take place in Moscow Saturday, September 12 2026
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 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. |
ArmInfo. The Armenian government will subsidize interest rates on loans attracted by business entities to purchase grapes. The decision was made at the government meeting on September 11.
ArmInfo. The Canine Center of the Department for Combating Contraband of Armenia’s State Revenue Committee (SRC) and the Canine Unit of the customs authorities of Uzbekistan signed a memorandum <On the exchange of experience and cooperation in the canine sector between the State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Armenia and the Customs Committee under the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan>.
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."
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.
ArmInfo. The Armenian Ministry of Health will hold a new competition to fill the position of Director General of the Universal Health Insurance Fund. This was announced by Health Minister Anahit Avanesyan.
ArmInfo. MTPL premiums continue to rise, while health insurance premiums are declining.
ArmInfo. In the first half of 2026, Armenia accelerated the annual decline in gold exports from 82% to 85.1%, exporting 1.587 thousand kg. According to data from the Customs Service of the Republic of Armenia, the customs value decreased by 80% to $203.7 million.
ArmInfo. Armenia reduced its diamond exports by 62.2% in the first half of 2026 (compared with an almost twofold decline a year earlier) to 73.7 thousand carats. At the same time, the customs value decreased by 14.1% to $51.3 million. This is evidenced by data from the Customs Service of the Republic of Armenia.
ArmInfo. The Armenian Firebird project, combined with TRIPP (Trump’s Route for International Peace and Prosperity), could change not only the transportation but also the digital map of the South Caucasus. This is reported by the Turkish publication Turk-Internet.com.
ArmInfo. The global economy remains resilient despite the impact of the energy shock. In the United States, domestic demand and investment remain strong; in the eurozone, signs of stabilization have emerged after a weak start to the year; and China is maintaining high growth rates through exports and the development of high-tech industries. This is stated in the new issue of the Macroeconomic Review prepared by the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB).
Arminfo. A seminar dedicated to the issue of preserving and transferring critical knowledge in the nuclear industry opened in Yerevan on September 9. The event was organized by the International Union of Nuclear Energy and Industry Veterans (IUNNEIV) with the support of Rosatom.
ArmInfo. In 2027, the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant will be shut down for scheduled preventive maintenance for a period of 55 days. Armenian NPP Director General Eduard Martirosyan told journalists about this on September 9.
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.
ArmInfo. The Union of Advanced Technology Enterprises (UATE) and the Ministry of High-Tech Industry discussed the possibility of implementing joint initiatives in the near future and developing new areas of cooperation. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of High-Tech Industry.
ArmInfo. The Armenian delegation, led by Suren Tovmasyan, Head of the Cadastre Committee, will participate in the 48th session of the Interstate Council on Geodesy, Cartography, Cadastre, and Remote Sensing of the Earth of the CIS Member States in Moscow. The decision to send Tovmasyan was signed by RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the government press service reported.
ArmInfo.During the first half of 2026, the average market price for multi-apartment housing in Yerevan grew by 9.1% year-on-year—a sharp acceleration compared to the modest 0.9% growth recorded during the same period last year—reaching an average of 505,900 drams per square meter.
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