ArmInfo.The prestigious auction house Sotheby's is interested in collaborating with Armenian cultural organizations, as reported by the press service of the  Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport (MESCS), citing the  results of a meeting between the auction house's delegation, led by  Alina Davey, Sotheby's Regional Director for Europe, the Middle East  and Africa, and Edward Gibbs, Sotheby's Chairman for the Middle East  and India, and Zhanna Andreasyan, Head of the MESCS.

ArmInfo.Armenian defense industry companies are participating in the international defense technology exhibition Eurosatory 2026, which opened today in Paris, as stated by Mkhitar Hayrapetyan, Armenia's Minister of High-Tech  Industry, on his Facebook page.

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ArmInfo. Firebird Inc. today announced the signing of strategic cooperation agreements with the Government of Kazakhstan aimed at supporting the development of national next-generation artificial intelligence infrastructure, advanced computing capacity, and a globally competitive digital AI ecosystem.

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ArmInfo.  Armenia's economy continued to grow at a rapid pace in 2026. Anton Dolgovechny, Senior Analyst at the Center for Country Analysis of the EDB's Directorate for Research, announced this on June 15 during an online presentation on the new macroeconomic forecast for 2026-2028.

ArmInfo.  Armenia intends to receive a EUR100 million loan from the French Development Agency (AFD). At its June 15 meeting, the National Assembly's Committee on Financial, Credit, and Budgetary Affairs approved the draft framework agreement submitted by the Armenian government for an unconfirmed credit line between the AFD and the Republic of Armenia.

ArmInfo.  In the Armenian insurance market, the loss ratio for MTPL insurance, after declining throughout 2025 from 81.8% to 76.3%, began to increase in 2026. This trend continued until May, after which a decline was observed, reaching 73.1% for January-May (from 73.2% in the same period in 2025). This is evidenced by data from the Armenian Bureau of Motor Insurers.

ArmInfo. The development of renewable energy sources, increased energy efficiency, and energy conservation are key areas of Armenia's energy policy. This was stated by Narek Apitonyan, Deputy Minister of Territorial  Administration and Infrastructure of Armenia, speaking at the 7th  plenary session of the Regional Committee for Europe and Other  Countries of the International Solar Alliance (ISA), which took place  in Brussels.

ArmInfo.  Construction of a medium-capacity crayfish farming complex is underway in Echmiadzin. The annual production volume will be 12 tons.

ArmInfo.  During the week of June 8–12, 2026, dollar transactions maintained growth on Armenia's interbank foreign exchange market, whereas ruble transactions experienced a contraction. Euro operations have been absent for nearly four months. Notably, the growth of dollar transactions  decelerated sharply from a 20-fold increase to 20.5%, while the trend  for ruble transactions inverted from a 25.5% expansion to a 27.6%  decline. Consequently, the weekly volume of dollar transactions  maintained its dominance over ruble volumes, exceeding them by nearly  twofold.

ArmInfo.  Armenia is striving to obtain a special economic status within the European Union, mirroring the path taken by Moldova and Ukraine, as stated by the Minister of Economy of Armenia, Gevorg Papoyan, in Parliament on  June 12. 

ArmInfo.  The World Bank (WB) has maintained its GDP growth forecast for Armenia for the 2026–2027 period at 5.3% and 5.1% respectively (compared to the actual growth rate of 7.1% recorded in 2025). This is outlined in the World Bank's flagship Global Economic Prospects report published on June 12, which highlights that Armenia's projected economic growth for 2026 is the  highest in the South Caucasus.

ArmInfo. FLYONE ARMENIA has launched flights on the Yerevan-Almaty-Yerevan route, as reported by the Armenia International Airports CJSC.

ArmInfo.On June 15, 2026, IDBank placed registered coupon bonds through a public offering on the following terms:

ArmInfo.Team Telecom Armenia was awarded the "Leading Non- Financial Issuer in the Listed Equities Market" award at the annual awards ceremony of the Armenian Securities Exchange (AMX).

ArmInfo. High levels of fullness have been recorded in all major reservoirs in Armenia.  Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure David  Khudatyan announced this in parliament on June 12.

ArmInfo.Yerevan Municipality intends to hold a tender to select a company to oversee the technical supervision of the Ajapnyak metro station construction project. Mayor Tigran Avinyan announced this at a hearing of the RA National  Assembly committees on January 12.

ArmInfo. The extreme poverty rate in Armenia continues to decline, as stated by RA Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Arsen Torosyan on June 11 during  a joint session of the RA National Assembly committees, where the  implementation of the 2025 state budget was being discussed.

ArmInfo.  Armenia is set to overhaul its excise tax rates following the government's approval of amendments to the state tax code during a session on June 11.