ArmInfo. In the Armenian interbank foreign exchange market, there was a decrease in dollar transactions and a significant increase in ruble transactions from July 7 to July 11, 2025. Euro transactions have not been conducted for over a month.  Specifically, the weekly trend for ruble transactions shifted from a 48% decline to a 2-fold increase, while  dollar transactions went from a 3.5-fold increase to a 40-% decline. As a result, ruble transactions began to surpass dollar transactions again, but only slightly - by 1.1 times. Just a week prior,  dollar transactions had exceeded ruble transactions by 3.2 times.

ArmInfo.  The RA Food Safety Inspectorate is actively involved in the export of Armenian flowers to Russia in collaboration with its partner, the Federal Service for  Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance of the Russian Federation  (Rosselkhoznadzor), as stated in a message from the inspection body.

ArmInfo.  14,757 applications have been submitted under the program of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of Armenia aimed at supporting citizens with bad  loans. This was announced during a press conference on July 11 by  Armen Margaryan, Head of the Family Benefits Department of the  Department for Pension Provision and Other Cash Payments of the  Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs.  

ArmInfo.  Travellers to Armenia can now make seamless and secure cross-border QR payments with Ant International's Alipay+ solution, enhancing the tourism experience across 85% of the country’s merchants.

ArmInfo.  The model of the solid waste management program in Kotayk and Gegharkunik should be implemented in Yerevan and in all regions of the country. This was  stated by Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and  Infrastructure of Armenia Vardan Kostanyan during a meeting with  Deputy Head of the Regional Office of the European Bank for  Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Tea Melikadze, Head of the  Yerevan Office of the EBRD Georgi Akhalkatsi and EBRD Program  Coordinator Rudik Tadevosyan.

ArmInfo.  Rossotrudnichestvo and South Caucasus Railways CJSC (SCR) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation.

ArmInfo. From July 4 to 6 of this year, “Tech Week Vanadzor 2025” was held in Vanadzor. Staying true to its strategy of embracing innovation, Ardshinbank actively participated in the event.

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ArmInfo. Armenian Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan met with Director of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Daren Tang.

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ArmInfo.  Sustainable economic progress is impossible without comprehensive development of the intellectual property sphere. Minister of Economy of Armenia Gevorg  Papoyan made this statement at the opening of the national pavilion  of Armenia at the international exhibition held within the framework  of the 66th Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States  of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva.

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ArmInfo.  Daily regulation reservoirs are being built in the Hovnanadzor settlement of the Lori region to serve 9 villages, as noted in the United Nations Development Program's (UNDP) statement.

ArmInfo. A meeting-discussion with representatives of the jewelry and diamond industry was organized at the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia under the chairmanship of Deputy Minister Edgar Zakaryan, which was attended by the leadership of the International Association of Armenian Jewelers (AJA) and more than 30 industry representatives. 

ArmInfo.  The Asian Development Bank will provide Armenia with a grant of $3 million for the reconstruction of a secondary school in the village of Voskehat in the Armavir region of the republic. At a meeting on July 10, the RA Government approved the draft decree of the RA President on ratification of the relevant agreement with the ADB.

ArmInfo.  The state will allocate significant funds to the spheres of cyber defense and information security. This was stated by the Minister of High-Tech Industry of the Republic of Armenia Mkhitar Hayrapetyan, speaking during the opening ceremony of the Cyber Security Hackathon, which is being held in Tsaghkadzor from July 9 to 11.

ArmInfo. Armenia intends to ratify the agreement between the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union "On Permissible Weights, Axle Loads and Dimensions of  Vehicles" moving on the roads of the EAEU countries. The document was signed on December 13 last year.

ArmInfo.  The European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide Armenia with a 50 million euro loan for the implementation of the Armenia - Resilient Syunik program (CEF+, Special Investment Window 1). The RA Government approved the  signing of the relevant agreement with the EIB at its meeting on July 10.