ArmInfo. From August 31 to September 4, dollar transactions were more active than ruble transactions on the Armenian Interbank Currency Market. At the same time, euro transactions ceased. Specifically, dollar transactions remained at the same volume as the previous week, while ruble transactions reversed from a 24% increase to a 47% decline. Nevertheless, the weekly volume of ruble transactions retained its dominance over dollar transactions, but the gap significantly narrowed from 3 times to 1.4 times.

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ArmInfo. The Armenia EXPO 2026 international trade and industrial forum and exhibition has opened in Yerevan.

ArmInfo.A new scam technique is becoming widespread in the Russian-language segment of Telegram, including among users in Armenia. Scammers are leveraging the messenger's features alongside psychological pressure to blackmail users and extort money in exchange for maintaining access to their accounts.

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ArmInfo. The Armenian national payment system Arca and the Chinese UnionPay International (UPI) have signed a cooperation agreement on online payment acceptance. According to a statement from Arca, the document was signed on September 3 in China.

ArmInfo. A PROFAL glass processing plant has opened in Armenia: $20 million was invested in the construction and acquisition of modern equipment.

ArmInfo. Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan met with Giuseppe Cipriani, Chairman and CEO of the international premium hospitality group Cipriani Group.

ArmInfo. The second power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP) has been connected to the country's unified power grid after a five-month shutdown. This was reported by the plant's press service.

ArmInfo. RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a telephone conversation with Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, the RA government press service reported.

ArmInfo. The State Revenue Committee of Armenia has uncovered a particularly large case of tax evasion in the trade sector.

ArmInfo. Gevorg Mantashyan, Deputy Minister of High-Tech Industry and Artificial Intelligence of Armenia, received representatives of the World Bank (WB).

ArmInfo. Armenian businesses account for less than three percent of the number of companies with foreign participation in Russia, according to a study by the Rusprofile counterparty verification service for RIA Novosti.

ArmInfo.On September 1, students of the “Orran” charitable NGO welcomed the new academic year with all the necessary school supplies, with the support of “The Power of One Dram” initiative.

ArmInfo. Since Russia imposed restrictions on Armenian exports to the Eurasian Economic Union (from June 1 to September 1), Armenia has exported approximately 30,000 tons of fruits and vegetables, including 21,000 tons of fruits and 9,000 tons of vegetables. This was stated by Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan in an interview with Armenian Public Television.

ArmInfo. For the Armenian side, the issue of constructing a nuclear power plant is not a matter of geopolitical choice; the best price-quality ratio is what matters. RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this at a briefing on September 3.

ArmInfo. Armenia will revise the minimum threshold for VAT refunds on goods purchased by foreign citizens on exports. The decision was made at a government meeting on September 3.

ArmInfo. Yerevan is discussing with Moscow the possibility of the latter's participation in the construction of the Yerevan Ajapnyak metro station. This was announced by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan during a briefing on September 3.

ArmInfo.  Inflation of 4.4% was recorded in the Armenian consumer market in August 2026 compared to August 2025 (against the inflation rate of 3.6% a year ago), mainly caused by the rise in food prices. For the first 8 months of 2026, inflation amounted to 1.9% (against last year's inflation of 0.8% in the same period), which was largely due to the continuing rise in prices for services and partly due to the increase in food prices. According to the Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia, in August of this year alone, Inflation was recorded at 0.2% (the same as the same month a year earlier), driven by a more noticeable increase in service prices of 1.3% (compared to 0.3% a year ago) and continued growth in non-food prices of 0.4%, with a seasonal decline in food prices of 0.8% (compared to unchanged prices in August 2025).

ArmInfo. Russian small-capacity nuclear power plants are unparalleled in the world, said Russian President Vladimir Putin.