ArmInfo.  Armenia has begun exporting weapons. Armenian Minister of High-Tech Industry Mkhitar Hayrapetyan announced this on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo.IDBank was the strategic partner of the “Women in Leadership Forum & Awards 2026” an event that brought together successful women leaders from various industries and professional fields.

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ArmInfo.Intelligent Management Holding, the founder and shareholder of EFES Insurance Company and the Vardanants Innovative Medical Center, has launched the second tranche of bonds worth 3 billion drams, with a yield of 11.7% per annum. Ameriabank, as with the debut issue, is the  underwriter. According to EFES Insurance Company, The public offering began on May 18, 2026, and is scheduled to run through August 31,  2026, or until fully placed.

ArmInfo.  The appreciation of the Armenian dram against the US dollar is primarily driven by an increase in financial inflows to Armenia, as stated by Martin Galstyan, the Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia, on May 18  during a session of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on  Financial, Credit, and Budgetary Affairs.

ArmInfo.  In the first quarter of 2026, Armenia's economy continues to demonstrate strong activity, primarily due to significant growth in the construction and services sectors. This was stated by Central Bank Chairman Martin Galstyan during a meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Financial, Credit, and Budgetary Affairs on May 18.

ArmInfo. Fraudsters are continuously changing and improving their methods, using new schemes to steal money.

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ArmInfo. For the first time, the  institution of restructuring (sonation) of insolvent banks (bank resolution) is being introduced in the Armenian banking system. At  its meeting on May 18, the Committee on Financial, Credit, and  Budgetary Affairs of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia  issued a positive opinion on the draft law "On Bank Restructuring"  and a large package of related documents submitted by the Armenian  government in the first reading.

ArmInfo. In the Armenian interbank foreign exchange market from May 11 to 15, 2026, dollar transactions increased, while ruble transactions continued to  decrease.  Euro transactions have not been carried out for three months. Specifically, the trend for dollar transactions reversed a 70.1% decline to a 45.2% increase, while the decline in ruble transactions accelerated from 13% to 23.1%.

ArmInfo.On May 15, Sergei Dankvert, head of Rosselkhoznadzor, held talks with Tigran Petrosyan, head of the Armenian Food Safety Inspectorate, as reported  by the Russian supervisory authority's press service. The parties discussed cooperation between the countries' competent authorities and compliance with requirements for the supply of Armenian plant and livestock products to the Russian market.

ArmInfo. Have you already decided where you want to spend your vacation? While being on a trip is always associated with pleasant expectations, planning it can sometime turn into a real disaster. To help you avoid possible problems and fully enjoy your vacation, IDBank has created this simple travel guide filled with many useful tips.

ArmInfo. Ardshinbank, continuing its cooperation with the “My Forest Armenia” environmental NGO, has allocated 4 million AMD to finance the creation of the Charles Aznavour Named Forest.

ArmInfo.  The Communications Museum of Armenia will join International Museum Day (May 18) and the pan-European "Night of Museums" campaign (May 16), allowing visitors  to learn about the history of telecommunications in Armenia.

ArmInfo. On the sidelines of the New Development Bank's annual meeting, the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) organized a seminar, "How Can Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) Finance Innovation?"

ArmInfo. RA Ambassador to the U.S. Narek Mkrtchyan met with Joshua Kroon, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for the Office of Textiles, Consumer Goods, Materials, Critical Minerals, and Metals.

ArmInfo.On May 14, Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan and Babken Tunyan, Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly's Standing Committee on Economic Affairs, met with the Board of Directors and the executive team of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Armenia. The meeting, held at the Government House, focused on the draft law of the Republic of Armenia "On Investments," which recently passed its first reading in the National Assembly.

ArmInfo. Armenia and Vietnam have identified  several promising areas for future economic cooperation, as reported by the press service of the Ministry of  Economy, citing the outcomes of a meeting between Deputy Minister of Economy of the Republic of Armenia Arman Khojoyan and Deputy Minister  of Industry and Trade of Vietnam Phan Thi Thang. The Deputy Minister is in Armenia to participate in the 2nd meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Economic, Scientific, and Technical Cooperation between Armenia and Vietnam.

ArmInfo.Participants of the latest edition of Wizz Air’s “Let’s Get Lost” campaign — travelers who boarded a flight without knowing their final destination — have arrived in Yerevan, Armenia.