ArmInfo. Today, September 9, the RA Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure submitted a draft government resolution "On recognizing the public's preemptive right to 100% of the shares of Electric Networks of Armenia Closed Joint-Stock Company" on the e-draft.am platform for public discussion. Discussions will continue until September 24.

ArmInfo. Armenia's economy may face serious problems. Narek Karapetyan, leader of the opposition "Strong Armenia" parliamentary faction, stated this at a meeting of the National Assembly's Committee on Financial, Credit, and Budgetary Affairs on September 9.

ArmInfo. Measures implemented by the Central Bank also influenced Armenia's economic development in the first half of 2026. This was stated in the report on the execution of the Armenian state budget for the first half of 2026, which was discussed at a meeting of the National Assembly Committee on Financial, Credit, and Budgetary Affairs.

ArmInfo. Economic processes in Armenia are in line with the RA government's forecasts. This was stated by RA Minister of Finance Vahe Hovhannisyan on September 9 at a meeting of the RA National Assembly Committee on Financial, Credit, and Budgetary Affairs during the presentation of the state budget execution report for the first half of 2026.

ArmInfo. In Armenia, the services sector accelerated its year-on-year growth from 10.6% to 13.2% in January-July 2026, generating a volume of 2.6 trillion drams ($6.9 billion).  According to data from the RA Statistical Committee, the volume of services provided increased by 2.8% in July alone, reaching 415.6 billion drams ($1.1 billion).

ArmInfo. The State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Armenia is not constrained in the matter of Narek Nalbandyan's business. SRC Chairman Eduard Hakobyan told reporters on September 9.

ArmInfo. Armenia's public debt as of June 30 amounted to 5 trillion 116 billion drams, and 13 billion 900 million in US dollars. This was announced on September 9 by RA Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan at a meeting of the National Assembly Committee on Financial, Credit, and Budgetary Affairs.

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. Armenia's trade sector slowed its annual growth from 4.2% to 0.8% in January-July 2026, reaching 3.7 trillion drams ($10.1 billion). According to the RA Statistics Committee, in July alone, trade turnover in Armenia grew by 7% to 614 billion drams ($1.7 billion).

ArmInfo. On September 12, a meeting between representatives of Armenia and Iran will take place on the Iranian-Armenian border. By decision of RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, an Armenian delegation headed by RA State Revenue Committee Chairman Eduard Hakobyan will be sent to Iran to participate in the bilateral border meeting.

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. Armenia’s Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan met in Dubai with Issam Kazim, chairman of the board of directors of the major port and logistics company DP World.

ArmInfo. A round table on the topic of was held in Yerevan. One of the invited guests was Kasym Nurbekuly Majen, founder of the Qazaq Open Source Initiative (QOSI), a non-profit organization promoting open-source and cloud-native approaches, and director of the Open Source Solutions Department of JSC (NIT), a subordinate organization of the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

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. Individuals and legal entities in Armenia may be granted the right to mine high-strength non-metallic minerals on their own land plots without a license. Discussions are currently underway on draft amendments to the Subsoil Code.

ArmInfo. RA Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan met with representatives of Al-Futtaim Group in Dubai to discuss cooperation opportunities leveraging the company's extensive international experience and professional potential.

ArmInfo. The UAE-based retail chain LuLu Group International is interested in the Armenian market. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Economy, citing the results of a meeting between the head of the ministry, Gevorg Papoyan, and the management of LuLu Group International.

ArmInfo.Apicius Armenia International School of Hospitality has officially opened its new educational building in Dilijan, marking an important step in the development of international hospitality education in Armenia.

ArmInfo. Armenia has filed a complaint with the EAEU regarding Russian restrictions. Deputy Economy Minister Tigran Gasparyan announced this in a conversation with journalists, noting that Armenia is actively using existing mechanisms within the EAEU.

ArmInfo. Wizz Air is not currently considering operating flights from Syunik Airport. This was stated by WizzAir Chief Commercial Officer Jan Malin during a press conference on September 8, answering a question from an ArmInfo correspondent.