ArmInfo. From September 15 to 19, 2025, there was a significant increase in dollar  transactions in the Armenian interbank foreign exchange market, while  ruble transactions saw a decrease. Euro transactions have been on  hold for over four months. Specifically, the trend in dollar  transactions shifted from a 42% decline to a significant 2.2-fold  increase, while the trend in ruble transactions shifted from a 75%  increase to a 22% decline. This resulted in the weekly dollar volume  surpassing  ruble transactions by 1.3 times, whereas the previous  week's trend was the opposite: ruble transactions exceeded dollar  transactions by 2.1-fold. Meanwhile, in the interbank foreign  exchange market during the reporting week (September 15-19, 2025  compared to September 8-12, 2025),  there was a continued decline in  dollar buying and selling, a reversal from growth to decline in the  euro buying and selling trend, and an increase in ruble buying,  Alongside a decline in selling.

ArmInfo. Yerevan highly values the established cooperation with the European Bank for  Reconstruction and Development in key areas for Armenia, as stated by  RA Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan during a meeting with EBRD  Managing Director for Turkey and the Caucasus Elisabetta Falchetti.

ArmInfo. IDBank continues the “Side by Side” program, which helps solve the social problems of displaced compatriots from Artsakh. In line with the Bank’s Social Responsibility Policy, the “Side by Side” program targets two key areas: employment opportunities through education and education promotion. As a regular event of the program, this time the direction of women’s empowerment was chosen, the participants of which are beneficiaries of the “Armenian Mothers” NGO, mothers of children with disabilities or large families. 65 women are receiving professional education in the fields of manicure and sewing and fashion with the funding of IDBank, and are also provided with working tools and accessories by the Bank.

ArmInfo. The RA SRC Department of Electronic Commerce and Air Transport Operations urges citizens arriving in Armenia to only bring cell phones that they have  bought and own.

ArmInfo. Reconstruction work on the Spandaryan Canal, which is of strategic importance for the region's border communities, has begun in Syunik.

ArmInfo.In the Global Innovation Index (GII) report, published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on September 16, 2025, Armenia ranked 59th out of 139 countries. RA Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan  shared this information on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo.  "There are transportation restrictions and distance between Armenia and China, but I am confident that  the unblocking of regional communications  will enable resolving a considerable  part of these issues," Armenian  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told reporters during a briefing on  September 18.

ArmInfo.  "In the last seven years, we have built two nuclear power plants, without any fuss or fanfare. We haven't open them, haven't cut the ribbon, haven't  given a speech, haven't even recorded it. We have made decisions in  this hall and built two nuclear power plants.  And this is a great  achievement that is not talked about," Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan  stated at a Cabinet meeting on September 18, after Minister of  Territorial Administration and Infrastructure (MTAI) David Khudatyan  presented data on the share of solar power generation in Armenia.

ArmInfo.  The Central Bank of Armenia held a meeting with a delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to discuss global and regional risks and their potential impact on the country's financial system, according to a statement from the  Central Bank of Armenia.

ArmInfo.  Russia, together with the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union, is forming a common financial market. This was stated by Russian Prime Minister  Mikhail Mishustin during his address to participants of the Moscow  Financial Forum 2025, as quoted by RIA Novosti.

ArmInfo.  On September 18, at its regular meeting, the Armenian government approved a proposal to sign a draft Agreement "On the Center for Expertise and Research for  Customs Purposes of the Customs Services of the CIS Member States."

ArmInfo. Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of the Republic of  Armenia Davit Khudatyan will visit the United Arab Emirates (Abu  Dhabi) from September 29 to October 2, where he will participate in  the Global Rail Transport Infrastructure Exhibition and Conference.

ArmInfo.  Armenia's current fiscal policy is technical rather than strategic in nature; it  ensures procedural discipline and transparency, but fails to serve as  a tool for economic growth and structural reform. This is the opinion  of David Ananyan, PhD in Economics and former head of the RA State  Revenue Committee (SRC).

ArmInfo.  80% of the shares of Fedilco Group Limited, a Cyprus-registered company that owns Viva Armenia CJSC, one of the largest telecommunications companies, will  be pledged to Ameriabank. The Public Services Regulatory Commission  (PSRC) of the Republic of Armenia has approved the company's  initiative.

ArmInfo. Is making payments with the Idram Junior app already a habit? We are sure that you have also managed to play the Junius financial literacy game in the app and enrich your knowledge base. 

ArmInfo. During a meeting of the Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC)  on September 17,  several  issues related to the rejection of the  administrative complaint filed by Electric Networks of Armenia CJSC  were discussed.

ArmInfo.Armenia highly appreciates the Netherlands' support in developing trade  opportunities and expanding access to the European market, as stated  by RA Foreign Minister Aratat Mirzoyan  during a meeting with Dutch  Foreign Minister David van Well,  the RA MFApress service reports. 

ArmInfo.  Ardshinbank was the main sponsor of the “VMF Vanadzor Half Marathon 2025,” held on September 14 in Vanadzor. This charitable marathon was dedicated to the memory of Vahe Meliksetyan, a lecturer at the Department of Clinical Pharmacology at Yerevan State Medical University, a pharmacologist, and a scientist. Vahe Meliksetyan was killed during the 2020 Artsakh War.

ArmInfo.On September 17, RA Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan received a  delegation led by Alexander  Timan, head of the International  Monetary Fund's Armenian Mission.

ArmInfo. Deputy Minister of Economy of Armenia Arman Khojoyan received members of a delegation from the German Federal Ministry for the Environment and  Nature Conservation and the German Society for International  Cooperation (GIZ).