ArmInfo.  "There are transportation restrictions and distance between Armenia and China, but I am confident that  the unblocking of regional communications  will enable resolving a considerable  part of these issues," Armenian  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told reporters during a briefing on  September 18.

ArmInfo.  "In the last seven years, we have built two nuclear power plants, without any fuss or fanfare. We haven't open them, haven't cut the ribbon, haven't  given a speech, haven't even recorded it. We have made decisions in  this hall and built two nuclear power plants.  And this is a great  achievement that is not talked about," Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan  stated at a Cabinet meeting on September 18, after Minister of  Territorial Administration and Infrastructure (MTAI) David Khudatyan  presented data on the share of solar power generation in Armenia.

ArmInfo.  The Central Bank of Armenia held a meeting with a delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to discuss global and regional risks and their potential impact on the country's financial system, according to a statement from the  Central Bank of Armenia.

ArmInfo.  Russia, together with the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union, is forming a common financial market. This was stated by Russian Prime Minister  Mikhail Mishustin during his address to participants of the Moscow  Financial Forum 2025, as quoted by RIA Novosti.

ArmInfo.  On September 18, at its regular meeting, the Armenian government approved a proposal to sign a draft Agreement "On the Center for Expertise and Research for  Customs Purposes of the Customs Services of the CIS Member States."

ArmInfo. Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of the Republic of  Armenia Davit Khudatyan will visit the United Arab Emirates (Abu  Dhabi) from September 29 to October 2, where he will participate in  the Global Rail Transport Infrastructure Exhibition and Conference.

ArmInfo.  Armenia's current fiscal policy is technical rather than strategic in nature; it  ensures procedural discipline and transparency, but fails to serve as  a tool for economic growth and structural reform. This is the opinion  of David Ananyan, PhD in Economics and former head of the RA State  Revenue Committee (SRC).

ArmInfo.  80% of the shares of Fedilco Group Limited, a Cyprus-registered company that owns Viva Armenia CJSC, one of the largest telecommunications companies, will  be pledged to Ameriabank. The Public Services Regulatory Commission  (PSRC) of the Republic of Armenia has approved the company's  initiative.

ArmInfo. Is making payments with the Idram Junior app already a habit? We are sure that you have also managed to play the Junius financial literacy game in the app and enrich your knowledge base. 

ArmInfo. During a meeting of the Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC)  on September 17,  several  issues related to the rejection of the  administrative complaint filed by Electric Networks of Armenia CJSC  were discussed.

ArmInfo.Armenia highly appreciates the Netherlands' support in developing trade  opportunities and expanding access to the European market, as stated  by RA Foreign Minister Aratat Mirzoyan  during a meeting with Dutch  Foreign Minister David van Well,  the RA MFApress service reports. 

ArmInfo.  Ardshinbank was the main sponsor of the “VMF Vanadzor Half Marathon 2025,” held on September 14 in Vanadzor. This charitable marathon was dedicated to the memory of Vahe Meliksetyan, a lecturer at the Department of Clinical Pharmacology at Yerevan State Medical University, a pharmacologist, and a scientist. Vahe Meliksetyan was killed during the 2020 Artsakh War.

ArmInfo.On September 17, RA Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan received a  delegation led by Alexander  Timan, head of the International  Monetary Fund's Armenian Mission.

ArmInfo. Deputy Minister of Economy of Armenia Arman Khojoyan received members of a delegation from the German Federal Ministry for the Environment and  Nature Conservation and the German Society for International  Cooperation (GIZ).

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.