ArmInfo. Converse Bank is pleased to announce the establishment of a correspondent banking relationship with Citibank N.A., one of the world’s leading financial institutions and a key participant in the global U.S. dollar clearing system.

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ArmInfo. Tigran Petrosyan, Head of the Armenian Food Safety Inspectorate (AFSI), received Raphaël Jozan, Counselor for Agricultural Affairs at the French Embassy in Armenia, and Evan Da Costa Marques, Attaché for Economic and Technical Cooperation.

ArmInfo. Chairman of the State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Armenia Eduard Hakobyan, on behalf of the Republic of Armenia, will sign documents in Brussels on the country's accession to the EU's Fiscalis and Customs programs. The decision to send the head of the State Revenue Committee to Belgium was signed by RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

ArmInfo. Armenian Minister of High-Tech Industry and Artificial Intelligence Davit Tadevosyan is participating in the first ministerial meeting on digital issues on November 9-10.

ArmInfo. A delegation led by Armenian Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan met in Geneva with representatives of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC Group), one of the world's leading maritime shipping and logistics companies.

ArmInfo. On November 6-7, protests against the construction of large data centers took place in several European countries. Demonstrators are demanding limits on the further expansion of computing infrastructure, citing primarily rising electricity consumption, limited power grid capacity, and water resource use. Political scientist Vahe Davtyan wrote about this on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo. The total number of tourist visits to Armenia from January to October 2026 amounted to 2,043,531, compared to 1,947,138 for the same period last year. This is evidenced by data from the Tourism Committee of the Ministry of Economy of Armenia.

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ArmInfo. Armenia responded to Russia's letter stating that if Armenia continues its EU accession process, Russia will unilaterally denounce the December 2, 2013 agreement on cooperation in the supply of natural gas, petroleum products, and rough diamonds to Armenia. RA Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure David Khudatyan told journalists on November 9, recalling that the letter was received in late May.

ArmInfo. In Yerevan, the right to permit construction work is granted by a five-member council of architects. Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan announced this to journalists on November 9.

ArmInfo. Armenia's Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure is confident that Iran has no concerns regarding the implementation of the TRIPP (Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity) project. He stated this during a briefing with journalists on November 9.

ArmInfo. If economic assessments show that a traditional large nuclear power plant is more cost-effective for us in terms of reducing pressure on tariffs, then we will take that path. Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure David Khudatyan stated this during a briefing on November 9, commenting at journalists' request on recent government statements that Armenia likely will not have enough small modular reactors, as previously stated.

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ArmInfo. Armenia has had no SME development strategy since 2024. This was announced by Hakob Avagyan, head of the SME Association of Armenia, during a panel discussion on "Limitations and Opportunities for Business Expansion Outside Yerevan," initiated by the Union of Armenian Banks in Gyumri.

ArmInfo. The budget of the Ministry of Environment of Armenia for the coming year will be 13 billion 138 million drams. Compared to 2026, it has decreased by 2 billion 561 million drams. This was announced by the head of the ministry, Hambardzum Matevosyan, during discussions of the draft 2027 state budget in the committees of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on November 9.

ArmInfo. Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure David Khudatyan reported on the funding and development plans for the Yerevan Metro.

ArmInfo. Armenian authorities are considering the construction of a traditional nuclear power unit. This was stated by David Khudatyan, Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure, at budget hearings in the National Assembly committees on November 9.

ArmInfo. In October 2026, compared to October 2025, inflation in the Armenian consumer market was 4.3% (compared to 3.7% a year ago), driven primarily by rising food prices and the continued rise in service prices.

ArmInfo.   In 2027, the RA Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure intends to implement 19 programs and 116 events. This was announced on November 9 at the hearings of the RA National Assembly committees on next year's draft state budget, by David Khudatyan, Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure.