ArmInfo. Tbilisi has fully repaid its foreign debt to Yerevan, RIA Novosti reports, citing data from the Georgian Ministry of Finance.

ArmInfo.  Co-founder, president of the Mantashyants Entrepreneurs Club Vahram Mirakyan once again addressed the topic of "tax terror" and the incompetent work of the  inspectors of the State Revenue Committee (SRC) of Armenia. He also  voiced his proposals aimed at eliminating the seizure and illegal  confiscation of property as a means of pressure on business, and  establishing fair and predictable mechanisms for resolving tax and  economic disputes. "Anyone who has ever encountered this knows how  our police and investigative services work. Or rather, how they do  not work. After a crime is reported, either nothing happens, or they  are focused on ensuring that there is no report, so that there is no  unsolved case.

ArmInfo. Achieving peace will result in positive development in the economy and an enhanced business environment. Martin Galstyan, the Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia, made this statement  during a press conference on  September 16.

ArmInfo.High uncertainty in  external demand remains due to t deterioration risks in the global economic growth prospects and the current trends in tourist flows and remittances to Armenia. Martin Galstyan,  the Chairman of the Central  Bank of Armenia, made this statement during a press conference on  September 16, when presenting the rationale for the decision of the  Central Bank Board to keep the key refinancing rate unchanged at  6.75%.

ArmInfo. The Central Bank of Armenia has improved its GDP growth forecast for 2025 from the previous 5.1-4.6% to an updated 5.8-5.7% (depending on the inflation trajectory), against the actual 5.9% growth in 2024. The Central Bank  has also revised its GDP growth forecast for 2026, now expecting an  acceleration in growth rates to 5.7-6.2%, instead of the previously  announced slowdown to 4.9-4.4%.

ArmInfo. In January-August 2025, 1.5 million tourists visited Armenia, a 1.4% increase  compared to the  previous year, as evidenced by  data from the Tourism  Committee.

ArmInfo. This time, IDBank hosted the participants of the financial education course of the “Side by Side” program. A total of 100 schoolchildren displaced from Artsakh took part in the program. The course was developed and implemented by the specialists of the “Oogway Superhero School” through games, discussions, and creative tasks, both in person and in an online format.

ArmInfo. If there is a decline in real estate prices, it is happening very steadily and within a predictably stable sideways trend. The Chairman of the  Central Bank of Armenia announced this during a press conference on  September 16.

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ArmInfo. Martin Galstyan,  the Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia, expressed hope that the  uncertainty surrounding  Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA), which  was forcibly nationalized by the authorities, will be eliminated in  the near future. During his press conference on September 16, he  noted that the downgrade of the company's rating by Moody's will be  short-term and will not affect the stability of Armenia's financial  system.

ArmInfo. The day before, "Armenian Banking Days" were held for the first time in the capital of Austria. The initiator of the Vienna event was the Union of Armenian Banks together with Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI).

ArmInfo. The Central Bank of Armenia has once again decided to leave the refinancing rate unchanged, setting it at 6.75%. This decision was made on September  16 during a meeting of the Board of the Central Bank of the Republic  of Armenia. Accordingly, the rates on Lombard repo is- 8.25% and the  interest rate on funds attracted from banks is 5.25%.

ArmInfo.  According to forecasts by the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), the Armenian economy will stabilize on a 5.5% growth trajectory with domestic demand maintaining its role as the main driver of development. This is stated in the Bank's  latest Macroeconomic Review. The analytical material presents an  analysis of the economic development of the Bank's member states at  the beginning of 2025 and a forecast of the main macroeconomic  indicators until the end of 2025 and for 2026-2027.

ArmInfo. The Central Bank of Armenia announced the issue of a commemorative coin dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding Armenian film  director and screenwriter Henrik Malyan on September 16 this year.  This was noted in the message of the Central Bank of Armenia.

ArmInfo. AraratBank co-funded "Culture – My Way" project launched by the Teryan Cultural Center under the financing of the International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) of UNESCO, within the framework of the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.

ArmInfo.  Subvention programs are the driving force of Kapan. This was stated by Advisor to the Governor of the Syunik region Karen Balyan to the regional television  channel Syunik TV. 

ArmInfo.ACBA Bank has held a meeting with its shareholders and investors in a new format for the second time, summarizing the results of the first half of 2025. Through such meetings, the bank develops an environment of mutual trust with shareholders and investors, forms a new culture of corporate governance.

ArmInfo. Moody's Ratings (Moody's) has today downgraded Electric Networks of Armenia's (ENA) long-term corporate family rating (CFR) to Ba3 from Ba2 and its probability of default rating (PDR) to Ba3-PD from Ba2-PD. The outlook is negative. Previously, the ratings were on review for downgrade. This rating action concludes the review for downgrade that was initiated on ENA on 20 June 2025, as noted by Moody's Ratings.

ArmInfo. Natural gas supplies to Armenia will be temporarily suspended due to scheduled repair work in the Stavropol Territory of Russia, as reported by the press service of Gazprom Armenia.

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