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ArmInfo. Under the new SBA, Armenia may receive the first Stand-By Arrangement from the International  Monetary Fund (IMF) in the amount of approximately $25.3 million (SDR 18.4 million) in June 2026. The agreement is subject to approval by the IMF's Executive Board, scheduled to consider this review in June. 

ArmInfo.Starting April 20, 2026, Shirak Avia started operating flights on the Yerevan-Astana-Yerevan route once a week, on Mondays, as reported by the press service of Yerevan's Zvartnots International Airport.

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ArmInfo.  The growth of Armenia's telecommunications sector exceeds global averages, according to a study by Nexign and the TelecomDaily information and  analytical agency.

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ArmInfo.  Physical AI is a priority for Armenia. This was stated by Mkhitar Hayrapetyan, Minister of High-Tech Industry of the Republic of Armenia, during a  meeting with NVIDIA Vice President Rev Lebaredyan and a delegation  from Agile Robots, a company working in the field of AI and robotics,  led by CEO Zhaopeng Chen. Minister of Education, Science, Culture,  and Sports Zhanna Andreasyan also participated in the meeting, which  took place in Engineering City.

ArmInfo.  At the initiative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia, property tax for  electric vehicle owners has been significantly reduced. This was  reported by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

ArmInfo. The future of Armenia's strategically important and existentially significant  energy sector - nuclear energy - is effectively in question. This is  the opinion of Vahe Davtyan, an expert on Armenian energy security  and a doctor of political science.

ArmInfo.  Yesterday, RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attended the opening of the northern section of the North-South Highway project from Ashtarak to Gyumri. This was  reported by the RA government press service.

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ArmInfo. At its April 18 meeting, the Armenian government approved a program to support the purchase of fertilizers in the Republic.

ArmInfo.  The executive body of Armenia has defined the specifics of organizing construction work and procuring related services for the unfinished section of the Babajanyan-Ashtarak highway in Yerevan.

ArmInfo.  An agreement was signed between the Armenian Ministry of High-Tech Industry and Firebird AI, according to which the Armenian government will purchase high-performance computing resources from Firebird AI worth $25 million for a period of five years. This was announced on his Facebook page by Armenian Minister of High-Tech Industry Mkhitra  Hayrapetyan.

ArmInfo. Ameriabank's  Investor's Day initiative this time has united Armenia's tech  community. The day before (April 16), the Bank invited  representatives of the Union of Advanced Technology Enterprises  (UATE),  which unites over 250 tech companies, to its platform.  Ameriabank itself is a member of UATE since 2025, acting as a  changemaker in the sector.

ArmInfo.The implementation of the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) project will enable rail links between Iran and Armenia and the Persian Gulf and the Black Sea. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this in a conversation with journalists on April 18.

ArmInfo.  Armenian Deputy Minister of Economy Anushik Avetyan discussed with a Spanish business delegation the possibility of expanding Armenian-Spanish economic cooperation in the areas of trade, investment, industry, services, tourism, communications, and the development of ties between small and medium-sized enterprises.

ArmInfo.  Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan visited the Shirak poultry farm, where he learned about the $250 million investment program.

ArmInfo.  Armenia will receive a $240 million loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, which will be used to address the housing needs of internally displaced persons from Nagorno-Karabakh. The Armenian government approved the signing of an agreement with the Bank at a meeting on April 18.

ArmInfo. Years ago, when AraratBank joined the initiative aimed at supporting the education of students who had served as defenders of our homeland, it was difficult to foresee that cooperation established with the 4090 Charity Foundation would evolve into a strategic partnership dedicated to ensuring the continuous education of veterans of the 4-day and 44-day wars.